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