PHYTOPHAGIC Antonyms
phytophagy
Best Opposite Words For PHYTOPHAGIC
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| carnivorous | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • relating to or characteristic of carnivores • (used of plants as well as animals) feeding on animals | ||||||||
| herbivorous | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • feeding only on plants | ||||||||
| insectivorous | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • (of animals and plants) feeding on insects | ||||||||
| omnivorous | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • feeding on both plants and animals | ||||||||
| predatory | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • characterized by plundering or pillaging or marauding • living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey • living by or given to victimizing others for personal gain | ||||||||
| saprophagous | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • (of certain animals) feeding on dead or decaying animal matter | ||||||||
| zoophagous | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • (of animals) carnivorous | ||||||||
| frugivorous | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • Having a diet that consists mostly of fruit; fruit-eating. | ||||||||
| scavenging | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • To collect and remove refuse, or to search through refuse, carrion, or abandoned items for useful material • To remove unwanted material from something, especially to purify molten metal by removing impurities • To expel the exhaust gases from the cylinder of an internal combustion engine, and draw in air for the next cycle • To feed on carrion or refuse noun • The act of searching through refuse for useful material. adjective • That eats carrion | ||||||||
