Definition of Phyllophagous. Meaning of Phyllophagous. Synonyms of Phyllophagous

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Definition of Phyllophagous

Phyllophagous
Phyllophagous Phyl*loph"a*gous, a. (Zo["o]l.) Substituting on leaves; leaf-eating.

Meaning of Phyllophagous from wikipedia

- In zoology, a folivore is a herbivore that specializes in eating leaves. Mature leaves contain a high proportion of hard-to-digest cellulose, less energy...
- steppe and semi-deserts because of high competition with more efficient phyllophagous and herbivorous animals such as large deer and ruminants. C. ****lochi...
- begin feeding in early spring and pupate in June. Immature larvae are phyllophagous and mainly feed upon balsam fir, red spruce, tamarack, white spruce...
- Chrysomelidae Clytrini) (in Italian) A. O. Bieńkowski Feeding behavior in phyllophagous Chrysomelid-beetles P. Jolivet, E. Petitpierre, T.H. Hsiao Biology of...