"lithophagous" meaning in All languages combined

See lithophagous on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Etymology: litho- + -phagous Etymology templates: {{confix|en|litho|phagous}} litho- + -phagous Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} lithophagous (not comparable)
  1. (zoology) Eating or swallowing stones or gravel. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Zoology
    Sense id: en-lithophagous-en-adj-Nnaapitd Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
  2. (zoology) Eating or destroying stone, like some mollusks, sponges, annelids, and sea urchins. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Zoology
    Sense id: en-lithophagous-en-adj-WpTppkFm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with litho-, English terms suffixed with -phagous Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with litho-: 41 59 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -phagous: 27 73 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Lithodomus

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