phytophagous

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adjective

Feeding on plants, herbivorous.

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plantivorousplant-eatingphytophagicphytophilousherbivorous
OriginAncient Greek ἔφαγον (éphagon) ← Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂g- ← English phyto- →
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Meanings

adjectivephytophagous (comparative more phytophagous, superlative most phytophagous)

comparative more phytophagous · superlative most phytophagous

  1. biologyFeeding on plants, herbivorous.

    Synonyms: plantivorous

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveFeeding on plants, herbivorous.

Similar
plantivorous

More synonyms by meaning

adjective(of animals) feeding on plants

Similar
plant-eatingphytophagicphytophilousherbivorous
Also see
phytophilousplant-eatingplantivorous

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuH-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰuHyéti
  3. Ancient Greekφῠ́ω (phŭ́ō)
  4. Ancient Greekφῠτός (phŭtós)
  5. Ancient Greekφῠτόν (phŭtón)
  6. Englishphyto-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂g-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*bʰh₂g-
  9. Ancient Greekἔφαγον (éphagon)
  10. Englishphytophagous

From phyto- + -phagous.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Catalan fitòfag
  • fitòfagfeeding on plants
Finnish kasvinsyöjä-
  • kasvinsyöjä-feeding on plants
French phytophage
  • phytophagefeeding on plants
German pflanzenfressend, phytophag
  • pflanzenfressendfeeding on plants
  • phytophagfeeding on plants
Hungarian növényevő
  • növényevőfeeding on plants
Italian fitofago
  • fitofagofeeding on plants
Polish roślinożerny
  • roślinożernyfeeding on plants
Portuguese fitófago
  • fitófagofeeding on plants
Russian растениея́дный
  • растениея́дный (rastenijejádnyj)feeding on plants
Spanish fitófago
  • fitófagofeeding on plants
Ukrainian рослиної́дний
  • рослиної́дний (roslynojídnyj)feeding on plants
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phytophagous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phytophagous

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

Chicago

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

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