endophagous
adjective
en·doph·a·gous
(ˈ)en¦däfəgəs
: feeding from within:
a
of a parasitoid insect larva : developing within and feeding on the internal organs and tissues of the host compare ectophagous
b
: consuming vegetation or plant debris by burrowing in and disintegrating plant structures (as in the tunneling of leaves by leaf miners)
Word History
Etymology
end- + -phagous
- potato ring
- potato root eelworm
- potato root nematode
- potato rot nematode
- potato scab
- potato set
- potato slump
- potato stalk borer
- potato starch
- potato tree
- potato tu
- potato tuber moth
- potato tuberworm
- potato vine
- potato virus x
- potato wart
- potato weevil
- potato whiskey
- potato wilt
- potato worm
- potato x virus
- potato-digger
- potato-leaved tomato
- potato-sick
- potatoes