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Etymology
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Noun
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polyphagy
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Etymology
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From
poly-
(
“
many
”
)
+
-phagy
(
“
to feed on
”
)
.
Noun
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polyphagy
(
uncountable
)
(
biology
)
The ability of an animal to eat a
variety
of
food
(e.g. several different families of plants)
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