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phytophagous
(redirected from plant-eating)

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phytophagous [fī′täf·ə·gəs]
(zoology)
Feeding on plants.


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This collection of more than 100 full-color portraits of plant-eating machines that develop into moths and butterflies captures the beauty of these creatures up close.
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