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polyphagous, a.|pəˈlɪfəgəs|
[f. L. polyphag-us (a. Gr. πολυϕάγος (Hippocrates) eating to excess, f. πολυ-, poly- + -ϕάγος eating) + -ous: see -phagous.]
Eating much, voracious; Zool. feeding upon various kinds of food.
1815Kirby & Sp. Entomol. ii. (1818) I. 30 Some larvæ are polyphagous, or feed upon a variety of plants. 1838J. G. Millingen Curios. Med. Exper. (1839) 196 Dr. Boehmen..witnessed the performance of one of these polyphagous individuals, who commenced his repast by eating a raw sheep. 1879tr. Semper's Anim. Life 51 Polyphagous creatures, which eat a variety of food or even anything that comes in their way. |