Meanings
nounoligophagism (uncountable)
- uncountableSynonym of oligophagy.
Historically , polyphagism is younger than either oligophagism or monophagism among the palearctic Papilionoidea.
1968, Geographia Polonica - Issue 13, page 1871 more example
Within these groups, different species display various trophic patterns, from polyphagism through oligophagism to monophagism.
1984, P. Trojan, Trojan Przemysław, Ecosystem Homeostasis, page 44Synonyms: oligophagy
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of oligophagy.
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