Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

aleurodophagous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: aleu-rodophagous
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That eats whitefly (of the family Aleyrodidae)

Example Sentences

"This review surveys the literature dealing with food relationships of coccidophagous, aleurodophagous and psyllophagous coccinellids."
"Saharaoui & Gourreau (1994) list six different diets for lady beetles, which can be aphidophagous, coccidophagous, mycophagous, aleurodophagous, acarophagous and phytophagous."

Etymology

Possibly from taxonomic name Aleyrodidae + -o- + -phagous

Questions

What does aleurodophagous mean?: That eats whitefly (of the family Aleyrodidae)
Where does aleurodophagous come from?: Possibly from taxonomic name Aleyrodidae + -o- + -phagous

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