stenophagous

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek στενός (stenós, “narrow, limited”) + φαγεῖν (phageîn, “to eat”).

Adjective

stenophagous (not comparable)

  1. (ecology) Feeding on a limited variety of food.
    • 1988, November 25, “Jerry Sullivan”, in Field & Street‎:
      Wood warblers are generally rather stenophagous, as the biologists say.

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