endophagous
adjective
en·doph·a·gous
\(ˈ)en¦däfəgəs\
Definition of endophagous
: feeding from within: a of a parasitoid insect larva : developing within and feeding on the internal organs and tissues of the host — compare ectophagous b : consuming vegetation or plant debris by burrowing in and disintegrating plant structures (as in the tunneling of leaves by leaf miners)
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Origin and Etymology of endophagous
end- + -phagous
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