schizophagous

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UK/skɪtˈsɒ.fə.ɡəs/

adjective

That is necrophagous in earlier stages of life and becomes predaceous later on.

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Meanings

adjectiveschizophagous (not comparable)
  1. not comparableforensic entomologybiologyThat is necrophagous in earlier stages of life and becomes predaceous later on.

    70% of the specimens belonged to zoophagous species, 15% each to phytophagous and schizophagous ones. The majority of them originated from river banks, meadows, crop fields and waste land.

    1975 December 29, Michael Boness, “Arthropoden im Hochwassergenist von Flüssen”, in Bonn Zoological Bulletin^(Volume, Article), volume 26, page 399

Origin

From schizo- + -phagous.

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