phytophage
fitɔfaʒ
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Definition of phytophage - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

invertébré herbivoreTECH.animal invertébré qui mange seulement des plantesTECH.
  • Le puceron est un phytophage qui attaque les rosiers.
herbivore

Adjective

régime alimentaireTECH.qui se nourrit de plantes ou parties de plantesTECH.
  • Les chenilles phytophages dévorent les feuilles du jardin.
herbivore végétarien
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Origin of phytophage

grec, phytos (plante) + phagein (manger)

Examples of phytophage in a sentence

  • Le criquet, phytophage, ravage les champs de céréales.
  • Certains insectes phytophages menacent les cultures.
  • Le régime phytophage de ce mammifère influence son habitat.

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  1. English:herbivore, herbivorous, ...
  2. German:Phytophage, pflanzenfressend, ...
  3. Italian:fitofago, ...
  4. Spanish:fitófago, herbívoro, ...
  5. Portuguese:fitófago, ...
  6. Chinese:植食性无脊椎动物, 植食性的, ...
  7. Japanese:植食性無脊椎動物, 植食性の, ...
  8. Arabic:حيوان نباتي, عاشب, ...
  9. Hebrew:אוֹכֵל צְמָחִים, צִמְחִי, ...
  10. Russian:фитофаг, растительноядный, ...
  11. Ukrainian:фітофаг, фітофагний, ...
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