monophagousadj.

Brit.

/məˈnɒfəɡəs/, U.S.

/məˈnɑfəɡəs/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek μονοϕάγος , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < Hellenistic Greek μονοϕάγος that eats alone ( < ancient Greek μονο- mono- comb. form + -ϕάγος : see -phagous comb. form) + -ous suffix. Compare French monophage (1874). Compare earlier monophagian n., monophague n., monophagy n., and also polyphagous adj.

Chiefly Zoology.

Esp. of an animal: that eats only one kind of food.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating specific substances or food > [adjective] > eating one kind of food

monophagous1870

1870 E. C. Brewer Dict. Phrase & Fable 587/2 Monophagous, the eater of one sort of food only.

1881 K. Semper Animal Life ii. 51 A very conspicuous contrast exists..between Monophagous animals..and Polyphagous creatures.

1881 Nature 3 Mar. 406/1 Monophagous and polyphagous animals are distinguished.

1957 T. W. Kirkpatrick Insect Life in Tropics vii. 120 Others..are monophagous and will starve if the one suitable host plant or animal is not available.

1978 Nature 9 Mar. 190/2 Most insect herbivores, for example, are monophagous or oligophagous, giving rise to relatively discrete food chains even in species-rich plant communities.

1993 Forestry 66 196 Cates..is of the opinion that monophagous and oligophagous herbivores are better adapted to the primary defensive chemistry of their food resources.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	monophagous
释义	monophagousadj. Brit. /məˈnɒfəɡəs/, U.S. /məˈnɑfəɡəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek μονοϕάγος , -ous suffix. Etymology: < Hellenistic Greek μονοϕάγος that eats alone ( < ancient Greek μονο- mono- comb. form + -ϕάγος : see -phagous comb. form) + -ous suffix. Compare French monophage (1874). Compare earlier monophagian n., monophague n., monophagy n., and also polyphagous adj. Chiefly Zoology. Esp. of an animal: that eats only one kind of food. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating specific substances or food > [adjective] > eating one kind of food monophagous1870 1870 E. C. Brewer Dict. Phrase & Fable 587/2 Monophagous, the eater of one sort of food only. 1881 K. Semper Animal Life ii. 51 A very conspicuous contrast exists..between Monophagous animals..and Polyphagous creatures. 1881 Nature 3 Mar. 406/1 Monophagous and polyphagous animals are distinguished. 1957 T. W. Kirkpatrick Insect Life in Tropics vii. 120 Others..are monophagous and will starve if the one suitable host plant or animal is not available. 1978 Nature 9 Mar. 190/2 Most insect herbivores, for example, are monophagous or oligophagous, giving rise to relatively discrete food chains even in species-rich plant communities. 1993 Forestry 66 196 Cates..is of the opinion that monophagous and oligophagous herbivores are better adapted to the primary defensive chemistry of their food resources. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1870
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