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Meaning of "mycophagous" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MYCOPHAGOUS

mycophagous  [maɪˈkɒfəɡəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MYCOPHAGOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mycophagous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MYCOPHAGOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

mycophagous

Fungivore

Fungivory or mycophagy is the process of organisms consuming fungi. Many different organisms have been recorded to gain their energy from consuming fungi, including birds, mammals, insects, plants, amoeba, gastropods, nematodes and bacteria. Some of these, which only eat fungi are called fungivores whereas others eat fungi as only part of their diet, being omnivores.

Definition of mycophagous in the English dictionary

The definition of mycophagous in the dictionary is fungi-eating, fungivorous; relating to mycophagy.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MYCOPHAGOUS


anthropophagous
ˌænθrəˈpɒfəɡəs
anthropophagus
ˌænθrəˈpɒfəɡəs
coprophagous
kɒˈprɒfəɡəs
creophagous
krɪˈɒfəɡəs
entomophagous
ˌɛntəˈmɒfəɡəs
esophagus
iːˈsɒfəɡəs
hematophagous
ˌhiːməˈtɒfəɡəs
hylophagous
haɪˈlɒfəɡəs
lithophagous
lɪˈθɒfəɡəs
myrmecophagous
ˌmɜːmɪˈkɒfəɡəs
necrophagous
nəˈkrɒfəɡəs
oesophagus
iːˈsɒfəɡəs
omophagous
əʊˈmɒfəɡəs
ophiophagous
ˌɒfɪˈɒfəɡəs
pantophagous
pænˈtɒfəɡəs
phytophagous
faɪˈtɒfəɡəs
sarcophagous
sɑːˈkɒfəɡəs
sarcophagus
sɑːˈkɒfəɡəs
scatophagous
skəˈtɒfəɡəs
toxicophagous
ˌtɒksɪˈkɒfəɡəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MYCOPHAGOUS

mycobacterium
mycobiont
mycoflora
mycol.
mycologic
mycological
mycologically
mycologist
mycology
mycophagist
mycophagy
mycophile
mycoplasma
mycoplasmal
mycoplasmata
mycoplasmoses
mycoplasmosis
mycorhiza
mycorhizae
mycorhizal

WORDS THAT END LIKE MYCOPHAGOUS

analogous
autophagous
bacteriophagous
carpophagous
endophagous
exophagous
geophagous
haematophagous
hippophagous
ichthyophagous
mallophagous
meliphagous
melliphagous
monophagous
oligophagous
ostreophagous
polyphagous
theophagous
xiphopagous
xylophagous
zoophagous

Synonyms and antonyms of mycophagous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «mycophagous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MYCOPHAGOUS

Find out the translation of mycophagous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of mycophagous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mycophagous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

mycophagous
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mycophagous
570 millions of speakers

English

mycophagous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

mycophagous
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

mycophagous
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

микофаги
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

micófagas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

mycophagous
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mycophages
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mycophagous
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

mycophagous
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

mycophagous
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

mycophagous
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mycophagous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mycophagous
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காளான் உண்கிற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मायकोफॅगस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mycophagous
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mycophagous
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mycophagous
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мікофагі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mycophagous
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

mycophagous
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

mycophagous
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mycophagous
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mycophagous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mycophagous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MYCOPHAGOUS»

The term «mycophagous» is used very little and occupies the 182.678 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MYCOPHAGOUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «mycophagous» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «mycophagous» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mycophagous

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MYCOPHAGOUS»

Discover the use of mycophagous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mycophagous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Advances in Ecological Research
Mycophagy by protozoa has rarely been studied quantitatively but the apparent ease with which mycophagous forms are isolated suggests that it is not rare (Petz et al., 1986). They are voracious consumers: a single heterotrophic ...
‎1997
2
Biotic Interactions in Plant-pathogen Associations
After 10 years of investigation, Old (1977) was able to report that the agent causing these holes was a mycophagous amoeba. Reports followed of observations and isolations of similar and various other mycophagous amoebae from soils of ...
Michael J. Jeger, N. J. Spence, 2001
3
Insect-Fungal Associations : Ecology and Evolution: Ecology ...
11. Ecology. and. Evolution. of. Mycophagous. Bark. Beetles. and. Their. Fungal. Partners. Thomas C. Harrington ... Probably all bark beetles feed at least briefly on plant tissue colonized by fungi and could thus be considered mycophagous.
Fernando E. Vega Research Entomologist USDA Insect Biocontrol Laboratory, Department of Biological Science Louisiana State University Meredith Blackwell Boyd Professor, 2005
4
Fungus-insect Relationships: Perspectives in Ecology and ...
Many of these fungus inhabitants are known to feed on the fungus itself, while others are known to be predatory or parasitic on mycophagous organisms or to be saprophagous on decaying fruiting bodies. Feeding has not, however, been ...
Quentin Wheeler, Meredith Blackwell, 1984
5
Rhizoctonia Species: Taxonomy, Molecular Biology, Ecology, ...
BioScience 36:374-380. Hiol Hiol F, Dixon RK & Curl EA (1994) The feeding preference of mycophagous Collembola varies with the ectomycorrhizal symbiont . Mycorrhiza 5:99-103. Homma Y, Sitton JW, Cook RJ & Old KM (1979) Perforation ...
B. Sneh, 1996
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Mycorrhizae: proceedings
Effect of Nematodes on Root-Inhabiting Fungi Jerry W. Riflle Several nematode species that occur in tree rhizospheres are principally mycophagous in nature, and many of these nematodes have been found in forest nurseries. Species of ...
Edward Hacskaylo, James Wessell Gerdemann, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1971
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Miscellaneous Publication
8. Separate No. FS-288 Effect of Nematodes on Root-Inhabiting Fungi Jerry W. Riffle Several nematode species that occur in tree rhizospheres are principally mycophagous in nature, and many of these nematodes have been found in forest  ...
‎1971
8
Diversity and Integration in Mycorrhizas
A few workers have even suggested that passage through the gut of mycophagous mammals may sometimes be necessary for spore germination ( Cork and Kenagy. 1989: Lamont et al.. 1995). The generality of this hypothesis is weakened.
Sally E. Smith, F. Andrew Smith, 2002
9
Relationships of Natural Enemies and Non-prey Foods
A range of fungi, especially within the rust fungi (Uridinales) produce sugary secretions to attract mycophagous entomophages (Stoffolano, 1995). Spores that attach to the bodies of insects attracted to the sugary secretions are then transferred ...
Jonathan G. Lundgren, 2009
10
Macropods: The Biology of Kangaroos, Wallabies, and ...
Australian mycophagous mammals are therefore likely to contribute disproportionately more towards the maintenance of forest ecosystem health than other vertebrates (Johnson 1996). In a little over 200 years since European settlement, the ...
Graeme Coulson, Mark Derek Bruce Eldridge, 2010

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MYCOPHAGOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mycophagous is used in the context of the following news items.
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Losing Australia's diggers is hurting our ecosystems
Many of these important symbiotic fungi produce fruiting bodies below ground, and probably rely on digging and mycophagous (fungus eating) ... «The Conversation, Sep 13»
2
Chaga, the Clinker Fungus: This Mushroom Looks Scary But Can …
... quickly disappears -- often quickly consumed by mycophagous insects, especially beetles and flies, which spread its spores to trees nearby. «Huffington Post, Oct 12»
3
How to: archive and back up photos
... phrenesia esparsette crossfire barraging nonsensibly expend floc mycophagous racehorses wrocht leamer forbearances latrian madrepore ... «What Digital Camera, Sep 10»

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