Definition of Polyphagous. Meaning of Polyphagous. Synonyms of Polyphagous

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Definition of Polyphagous

Polyphagous
Polyphagous Po*lyph"a*gous, a. [L. polyphagus, Gr. ?; poly`s much, many + ? to eat: cf. F. polyphage.] Eating, or subsisting on, many kinds of food; as, polyphagous animals.

Meaning of Polyphagous from wikipedia

- Feeding is the process by which organisms, typically animals, obtain food. Terminology often uses either the suffixes -vore, -vory, or -vorous from Latin...
- Euwallacea fornicatus, also known as tea shot-hole borer, or polyphagous shot-hole borer (PSHB) is a species complex consisting of multiple cryptic species...
- wide range of hosts in various different plant families are known as polyphagous. One example is the buff ermine moth whose larvae feed on alder, mint...
- walnut trees Light brown apple moth (Epiphyas postvittana), a highly polyphagous pest Wax moths (Galleria mellonella, Achroia grisella), pests of bee...
- Chrysocoris stollii is a polyphagous species of jewel bugs (Scutelleridae) common in continental Southeast Asia. General colour of dorsum metallic blue...
- species simply drop their eggs in flight (these species normally have polyphagous larvae, meaning they eat a variety of plants e. g., hepialids and some...
- "Toxicity and antifeedant activity of lichen compounds against the polyphagous herbivorous insect Spodoptera littoralis". Phytochemistry. 33 (6): 1389–1394...
- facultatively, especially when facing dehydration. Xylem feeders tend to be polyphagous; to overcome the negative pressure of xylem requires a special cibarial...
- fewer segments in their shorter, stouter antennae. Most gr****hoppers are polyphagous, eating vegetation from multiple plant sources, but some are omnivorous...
- Ambrosia fungi are fungal symbionts of ambrosia beetles including the polyphagous and Kuroshio shot hole borers. There are a few dozen species described...