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Definition of Polyphagy
1. n. The practice or faculty of subsisting on many kinds of food.
Definition of Polyphagy
1. Noun. (biology) The ability of an animal to eat a variety of food ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Polyphagy
1. [n -GIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Polyphagy
Literary usage of Polyphagy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. American Observer Medical Monthly (1878)
"The patient suffered from polyphagy, poly- dipsy, excessive emaciation and ...
Pancreatic diseases in men also begin with polyphagy, rapid emaciation, ..."
2. The Natural Conditions of Existence as They Affect Animal Life by Carl Semper (1883)
"Many cases of polyphagy are of the highest interest as considered from another
point of view. In connecting and comparing the physiological activity of an ..."
3. Animal Life as Affected by the Natural Conditions of Existence by Carl Semper (1881)
"Many cases of polyphagy are of the highest interest as considered from another
point of view. In connecting and comparing the physiological activity of an ..."
4. Animal Life as Affected by the Natural Conditions of Existence by Carl Semper (1881)
"Many cases of polyphagy are of the highest interest as considered from another
point of view. In connecting and comparing the physiological activity of an ..."
5. Psyche: A Journal of Entomology by Cambridge Entomological Club (1877)
"Wings of Apis 141, 561A. Aquatic insects, 309. Hypodermic larva;, 689. Power, 242n.
Nourishment. polyphagy, 242«, 262, Vitality, 05, 706. 401, 660/1. ..."
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