ornithophagous

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adjective

That feeds on birds.

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Meanings

adjectiveornithophagous (not comparable)
  1. not comparableThat feeds on birds.

    We investigated the presence of CNM in ornithophagous ticks from migrating birds.

    2015 July 25, “Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis in Ticks from Migrating Birds in Sweden”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From ornitho- + -phagous.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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