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Polyphagy

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polyphagianounAn excessive appetite for food
polyphagismnounSynonym of polyphagy.
polytrophynounThe condition of being polytrophic
polyphylynoun(taxonomy) The condition of being polyphyletic
polyphyletynounThe property of being polyphyletic.
oligophagynounFeeding on few specific types of food (e.g. a single plant genus or family).
polyphyletismnounThe property of being polyphyletic.
polytrophnoun(biology) Any polytrophic organism.
phyllophagynounThe condition of being phyllophagous
phagismnounA trophic pattern (one of monophagy, oligophagy, or polyphagy).
monophagynounThe feeding on a single type of food (e.g., a single plant species).
omniherbivorenoun(biology) An animal that eats many types of plant
eukaryophagynoun(biology) The eating of eukaryotes
pharmacophagynoun(biology) The consumption of plants etc. to acquire beneficial chemicals, rather than for nutrition.
herbiphagynounThe condition of being herbiphagous
polyphyleticismnounAlternative form of polyphyletism. [The property of being polyphyletic.]
polygenynounThe control of a single trait, or phenotype, by multiple genes.
monophagismnounSynonym of monophagy.
xenophagynoun(microbiology) The process by which a cell directs autophagy against pathogens.
matriphagynounThe condition where organisms feed on their own mother.

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