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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...
- Chrysocoris stollii is a polyphagous species of jewel bugs (Scutelleridae) common in continental Southeast Asia. General colour of dorsum metallic blue...
- an invasive species in Africa, North America and South America. The polyphagous larvae live on a variety of deciduous and coniferous trees and can cause...
- little less than two months. Polyphemus moths are considered to be very polyphagous, meaning they eat from a wide variety of plants. The life cycle of the...
- the 1980s, G. orientalis was recognised as a separate species. It is a polyphagous pest, damaging crops by gnawing their roots. This mole cricket is plump...
- is attracted to light. The larva is pale brown and very hairy. It is polyphagous, feeding on a wide variety of trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants (see...
- of the moth Helicoverpa zea is a major agricultural pest. Since it is polyphagous (feeds on many different plants) during the larval stage, the species...
- piercing-sucking mouthparts, used to consume plant sap. Clover mites are polyphagous, feeding on a wide range of plants, including "lawn gr****es, ornamental...