"monophagous" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: mono- + phage + -ous: Compare Koine Greek μονοφάγος (monophágos, “that eats alone”). Etymology templates: {{confix|en|mono|phage|ous}} mono- + phage + -ous, {{m|grc|μονοφάγος||that eats alone}} μονοφάγος (monophágos, “that eats alone”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} monophagous (not comparable)
  1. (biology) That eats only one kind of food Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-monophagous-en-adj-moiyhq6X Categories (other): English terms prefixed with mono- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mono-: 68 32 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
  2. That (prefers to) eat alone Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-monophagous-en-adj-rPDT0u2d Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ous Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ous: 38 62
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: monophagian, monophagize, oligophagous

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