Definition of stenophagous
:eating few kinds of foods
—used especially of an insect
— compare euryphagous, monophagous
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stenophagous
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ste·noph·a·gous
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stə̇ˈnäfəgəs
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Origin and Etymology of stenophagous
International Scientific Vocabulary sten- + -phagous
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