Phyllophagous

[fi'lɔfәgәs]

Definition

(a.) Substituting on leaves; leaf-eating.

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Definition

adj. feeding on leaves.—n. a member of the Phylloph′aga a tribe of hymenopterous insects—the saw-flies: a group of lamellicorn beetles which are leaf-eaters—the chafers.

Typist: Ronald