Phytophaga

1 of 2

plural noun

Phy·toph·a·ga

fīˈtäfəgə

: any of several groups of vegetable-feeding animals: such as

: a very large division of Coleoptera comprising beetles that have all the tarsi apparently 4-jointed, the head not rostrate, the labrum exposed, and the palpi never wholly occluded in the mouth and including the families Bruchidae, Chrysomelidae, and Cerambycidae or being made coextensive with Chrysomelidae

: a division of Hymenoptera comprising forms (as the sawflies) with larvae that feed on plants

: a group of Edentata including the sloths

Word History

Etymology

Plural noun

New Latin, from phyt- + -phaga

Noun

New Latin, from phyt- + -phaga

单词	Phytophaga
释义	Phytophaga 1 of 2 plural noun Phy·toph·a·ga fīˈtäfəgə : any of several groups of vegetable-feeding animals: such as a : a very large division of Coleoptera comprising beetles that have all the tarsi apparently 4-jointed, the head not rostrate, the labrum exposed, and the palpi never wholly occluded in the mouth and including the families Bruchidae, Chrysomelidae, and Cerambycidae or being made coextensive with Chrysomelidae b : a division of Hymenoptera comprising forms (as the sawflies) with larvae that feed on plants c : a group of Edentata including the sloths Phytophaga 2 of 2 noun " : a genus of gall midges Word History Etymology Plural noun New Latin, from phyt- + -phaga Noun New Latin, from phyt- + -phaga
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