| 单词 | phyllophagous |
| 释义 | phyllophagous in British English (fɪˈlɒfəɡəs) adjective biology feeding on leaves or the sap of leaves phyllophagous in American English (fɪˈlɑfəgəs) adjective feeding on leaves Word origin phyllo- + -phagousphyllophagous in American English (fɪˈlɑfəɡəs) adjective Zoology (of an organism) feeding on leaves Word origin [1865–70; phyllo- + -phagous, prob. on the model of NL Phyllophaga]This word is first recorded in the period 1865–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: dunk, goulash, maverick, racism, tick-tack-toephyllo- is a combining form meaning “leaf,” used in the formation of compound words. Otherwords that use the affix phyllo- include: phyllogenetic, phyllomania, phyllophore, phylloquinone, phyllotaxis |
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