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Definition of Anthophagous
1. Adjective. Feeding on flowers. "Some insects are anthophagous"
Definition of Anthophagous
1. a. Eating flowers; -- said of certain insects.
Definition of Anthophagous
1. Adjective. That feeds on flowers ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Anthophagous
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Anthophagous
Literary usage of Anthophagous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Annual of Scientific Discovery, Or, Year-book of Facts in Science and Art by David Ames Wells, Charles Robert Cross, John Trowbridge, Samuel Kneeland, George Bliss (1852)
"These certainly are the most numerous of all, the carnivorous and anthophagous
insects being comparatively few. ..."
2. The Annual of Scientific Discovery, Or, Year-book of Facts in Science and Art by David Ames Wells, Charles Robert Cross, John Trowbridge, Samuel Kneeland, George Bliss (1852)
"These certainly are the most numerous of all, the carnivorous and anthophagous
insects being comparatively few. ..."