"euryphage" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: euryphages [plural]
Etymology: From eury- + -phage, from Ancient Greek εὐρύς (eurús, “wide”) + φαγεῖν (phageîn, “to eat”). Etymology templates: {{affix|en|eury-|-phage}} eury- + -phage, {{der|en|grc|εὐρύς||wide}} Ancient Greek εὐρύς (eurús, “wide”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} euryphage (plural euryphages)
  1. (ecology) Any animal that eats a large variety of food. Categories (topical): Ecology Synonyms: polyphage Derived forms: euryphagous, euryphagy

Inflected forms

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