Definition of Entomophagous. Meaning of Entomophagous. Synonyms of Entomophagous

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Definition of Entomophagous

Entomophagous
Entomophagous En`to*moph"a*gous, a. (Zo["o]l.) Feeding on insects; insectivorous.

Meaning of Entomophagous from wikipedia

- fungi that obtain their nutrition from insects are sometimes termed entomophagous, especially in the context of biological control applications. These...
- In evolutionary ecology, a parasitoid is an organism that lives in close ****ociation with its host at the host's expense, eventually resulting in the death...
- ****roach and using it as a host for its larvae. It thus belongs to the entomophagous parasites. The wasp is mostly found in the tropical regions of Africa...
- adults. Larvae and pupae are links in the diets of birds and parasitic entomophagous insects. The adults are included in food webs in a much broader range...
- Paecilomyces hepiali is an entomophagous fungus. Based on 18S rDNA sequencing, this species is distinct from Ophiocordyceps sinensis. Samsoniella hepiali...
- first described by Pietro Rossi in 1793. The females are permanent entomophagous endoparasites of Polistes paper wasps. They dwell their whole lives...
- or orally by eating triatomine bugs and other infected animals. For entomophagous animals this is a common mode. Didelphis spp. are unique in that they...
- including mosquitoes, is thought to have arisen from phytophagous or entomophagous origins. Several complementary biological adaptations for locating the...
- influential text on the biology of insect predators and parasites, Entomophagous Insects (1940). Clausen was born in Randall, Iowa in a family of Danish...
- relatively simple, and lacks many of the adaptations found in other entomophagous animals, presumably because termites are easier to digest than ants...