monophagous

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adjective

mo·noph·a·gous mə-ˈnä-fə-gəs

mä-

: feeding on or utilizing a single kind of food

especially : feeding on a single kind of plant or animal

monophagy

mə-ˈnä-fə-jē

noun

monophagy

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noun

mo·noph·a·gy -jē

plural -es

: a monophagous character or condition

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Etymology

Noun

mon- + -phagy

First Known Use

Adjective

circa 1868, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of monophagous was circa 1868

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