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stenophagous

adjective
ste·noph·a·gous | \stə̇ˈnäfəgəs\

Definition of stenophagous 

: eating few kinds of foods —used especially of an insect — compare euryphagous, monophagous

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International Scientific Vocabulary sten- + -phagous

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