Meanings
adjectivefoliophagous (not comparable)
- not comparablefeeding on leaves
Origin
- Latinfolium“leaf”
- Englishfoliophagous
From Latin folium (“leaf”) + -phagous.
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foliophagous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foliophagous
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“foliophagous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foliophagous. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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