endophagic

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adjective

That feeds indoors

Opposite
exophagic
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Meanings

adjectiveendophagic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableparticularly of mosquitosbiologyThat feeds indoors

    ITNs would be most effective against endophagic vectors that feed primarily late at night while IRS would be most effective against primarily endophilic vectors that spend a significant portion of their adult lives resting inside houses.

    2016 January 6, “The Effect of Indoor Residual Spraying on the Prevalence of Malaria Parasite Infection, Clinical Malaria and Anemia in an Area of Perennial Transmission and Moderate Coverage of Insecticide Treated Nets in Western Kenya”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
exophagic

Origin

From endo- + -phagic.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with endophagic

magictragicpelagicautomagicabyssopelagicbiopelagicintertragicstage magic
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Cite this entry
APA

endophagic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endophagic

MLA

“endophagic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endophagic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “endophagic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/endophagic.

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