diatomivorous

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adjective

Feeding on diatoms.

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Meanings

adjectivediatomivorous (not comparable)
  1. not comparableFeeding on diatoms.

    In the disturbed zone, introgression was less frequent and slender body shape was associated with diatomivorous behaviour, smaller size (juvenile characteristics) and greater gut vacuity.

    2015 November 12, “When Anthropogenic River Disturbance Decreases Hybridisation between Non-Native and Endemic Cyprinids and Drives an Ecomorphological Displacement towards Juvenile State in Both Species”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From diatom + -vorous.

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APA

diatomivorous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diatomivorous

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“diatomivorous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diatomivorous. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diatomivorous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diatomivorous.

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