Definition of Fungivorous. Meaning of Fungivorous. Synonyms of Fungivorous

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Definition of Fungivorous

Fungivorous
Fungivorous Fun*giv"o*rous, a. [L. fungus + vorare to eat freedily: cf. F. fangivore.] (Zo["o]l.) Eating fungi; -- said of certain insects and snails.

Meaning of Fungivorous from wikipedia

- Fungivory or mycophagy is the process of organisms consuming fungi. Many different organisms have been recorded to gain their energy from consuming fungi...
- Thrips are a functionally diverse group; many of the known species are fungivorous. A small proportion of the species are serious pests of commercially...
- suggested that saproxylicity was the most common feeding strategy, with fungivorous species in particular appearing to dominate. Many fossil sites worldwide...
- Okada 1938 (Diptera; Mycetophiloidea; Keroplatidae), a bioluminescent fungivorous insect". Entomologie Heute. 26: 139–149. Wikiquote has quotations related...
- the Potoroidae are almost unique among vertebrates in being largely fungivorous, but these seem to have arisen as relatively recent adaptations from...
- found ****ociated with the bark of dead trees. They are probably mostly fungivorous, although they may become cannibalistic if too crowded. This family contains...
- 1093/zoolinnean/zlz141. Hyvonen, R.; Persson, T. (1996). "Effects of fungivorous and predatory arthropods on nematodes and tardigrades in microcosms with...
- with small mycophagous mammals. Hypogeous sporocarps depend on small fungivorous mammals to dis**** their spores since they are underground and cannot...
- superfamily includes fungivorous, phytophagous and predatory species. For example, Cocceupodidae and Eupodidae are fungivorous, Penthaleidae are phytophagous...
- and several described fossil taxa. Some species are saprophagous or fungivorous. They are mostly small to medium-sized flies, except the genera Olbiogaster...