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词汇 phytophagous
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Definition of phytophagous in English:

phytophagous

adjective fʌɪˈtɒfəɡəsfaɪˈtɑfəɡəs
Zoology
  • (especially of an insect or other invertebrate) feeding on plants.

    〔动〕(尤指昆虫或其他无脊椎动物)食植物的,食草的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It is of interest that a plant native to Eurasia would host such substantial numbers of phytophagous arthropods in North America.
    • This possibility [that catnip may be a defensive substance, protecting the plant against phytophagous insects] was investigated by a series of simple experiments.
    • As important as behavioral and physiological alterations are as a means of circumventing toxins, direct metabolic detoxication is arguably the strategy which is the most effective and most commonly employed by phytophagous insects.
    • Trade-offs exist when two physiological demands are limited by the same resource (e.g., protein in phytophagous insects).
    • Historically, feeding-induced plant resistance is a well-documented phenomenon for leaf-chewing insects and phytophagous mites.

Derivatives

  • phytophagy

  • noun
    Zoology
    • Gut contents of Carboniferous arthropods, which include lycopod xylem elements and spores, are a tangible demonstration of phytophagy.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • A feeding experiment was established to elucidate the extent of granivory and phytophagy among 24 species of insectivorous carabid beetles.

Definition of phytophagous in US English:

phytophagous

adjectivefīˈtäfəɡəsfaɪˈtɑfəɡəs
Zoology
  • (especially of an insect or other invertebrate) feeding on plants.

    〔动〕(尤指昆虫或其他无脊椎动物)食植物的,食草的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This possibility [that catnip may be a defensive substance, protecting the plant against phytophagous insects] was investigated by a series of simple experiments.
    • It is of interest that a plant native to Eurasia would host such substantial numbers of phytophagous arthropods in North America.
    • As important as behavioral and physiological alterations are as a means of circumventing toxins, direct metabolic detoxication is arguably the strategy which is the most effective and most commonly employed by phytophagous insects.
    • Historically, feeding-induced plant resistance is a well-documented phenomenon for leaf-chewing insects and phytophagous mites.
    • Trade-offs exist when two physiological demands are limited by the same resource (e.g., protein in phytophagous insects).
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