Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stenophagous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: stenophagous
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

1

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Feeding on a limited variety of food.

Example Sentences

"Wood warblers are generally rather stenophagous, as the biologists say."

Etymology

Etymology tree English steno- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g- Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂g-der. Ancient Greek ἔφαγον (éphagon) Ancient Greek -φάγος (-phágos)bor. Latin -phagusbor. English -phagous English stenophagous From steno- + -phagous.

Antonyms

euryphagous

Questions

What does stenophagous mean?: Feeding on a limited variety of food.
Where does stenophagous come from?: Etymology tree English steno- Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g- Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂g-der. Ancient Greek ἔφαγον (éphagon) Ancient Greek -φάγος (-phágos)bor. Latin -phagusbor. English -phagous English stenophagous From steno- + -phagous.

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