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Circumesophagal
Circumesophagal Cir`cum*e*soph"a*gal, a. [Pref. circum +
esophagal.] (Anat.)
Surrounding the esophagus; -- in Zool. said of the nerve
commissures and ganglia of arthropods and mollusks.
CoprophaganCoprophagan Co*proph"a*gan, n. [See Coprophagous.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A kind of beetle which feeds upon dung. Crotophaga aniAni A"nior Ano A"no, n. [Native name.] (Zo["o]l.)
A black bird of tropical America, the West Indies and Florida
(Crotophaga ani), allied to the cuckoos, and remarkable for
communistic nesting. Entomophagan
Entomophagan En`to*moph"a*gan, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Relating to the Entomophaga. -- n. One of the Entomophaga.
Esophagal
Esophagal E*soph"a*gal, a. (Anat.)
Esophageal.
Glossophaga soricinaSoricine So"ri*cine, a. [L. sorricinus, fr. sorex a shrew.]
(Zo["o]l.)
Of or pertaining to the Shrew family (Soricid[ae]); like a
shrew in form or habits; as, the soricine bat (Glossophaga
soricina). Heliothis phloxiphagaPhlox Phlox, n. [L., a kind of flower, fr. Gr. ? flame, fr. ?
to burn.] (Bot.)
A genus of American herbs, having showy red, white, or purple
flowers.
Phlox worm (Zo["o]l.), the larva of an American moth
(Heliothis phloxiphaga). It is destructive to phloxes.
Phlox subulata, the moss pink. See under Moss. Lobodon carcinophagaSterrink Ster"rink, n. (Zo["o]l.)
The crab-eating seal (Lobodon carcinophaga) of the
Antarctic Ocean. MallophagaMallophaga Mal*loph"a*ga, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a lock of
wool + ? to eat.] (Zo["o]l.)
An extensive group of insects which are parasitic on birds
and mammals, and feed on the feathers and hair; -- called
also bird lice. See Bird louse, under Bird. MeliphaganMeliphagan Me*liph"a*gan, a. [Gr. me`li honey + ? to eat.]
(Zo["o]l.)
Belonging to the genus Meliphaga. MeliphaganMeliphagan Me*liph"a*gan, n. (Zo["o]l.)
Any bird of the genus Meliphaga and allied genera; a honey
eater; -- called also meliphagidan. MelliphaganMelliphagan Mel*liph"a*gan, n.
See Meliphagan. NecrophagaNecrophagan Ne*croph"a*gan, a. [See Necrophagous.]
(Zo["o]l.)
Eating carrion. -- n. (Zo["o]l.) Any species of a tribe
(Necrophaga) of beetles which, in the larval state, feed on
carrion; a burying beetle. NecrophaganNecrophagan Ne*croph"a*gan, a. [See Necrophagous.]
(Zo["o]l.)
Eating carrion. -- n. (Zo["o]l.) Any species of a tribe
(Necrophaga) of beetles which, in the larval state, feed on
carrion; a burying beetle. Phyllophagan
Phyllophagan Phyl*loph"a*gan, n. [Phyllo- + Gr. ? to eat.]
(Zo["o]l.)
(a) One of a group of marsupials including the phalangists.
(b) One of a tribe of beetles which feed upon the leaves of
plants, as the chafers.
Phytophaga
Phytophaga Phy*toph"a*ga, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a plant + ?
to eat.] (Zo["o]l.)
A division of Hymenoptera; the sawflies.
PoephagaPoephaga Po*eph"a*ga, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. pohfa`gos grass
eating; po`a grass + fagei^n to eat.] (Zo["o]l.)
A group of herbivorous marsupials including the kangaroos and
their allies. -- Po*eph"a*gous, a. Rhizophaga
Rhizophaga Rhi*zoph"a*ga, n.pl. [NL.] (Zo["o]l.)
A division of marsupials. The wombat is the type.
Saprophagan
Saprophagan Sa*proph"a*gan, n. [Gr. sapro`s rotten + fagei^n
to eat: cf. F. saprophage.] (Zo["o]l.)
One of a tribe of beetles which feed upon decaying animal and
vegetable substances; a carrion beetle.
SarcophagaSarcophaga Sar*coph"a*ga, n. pl. [NL., neut. pl. See
Sarcophagus.] (Zo["o]l.)
A suborder of carnivorous and insectivorous marsupials
including the dasyures and the opossums. SarcophagaSarcophaga Sar*coph"a*ga, n. [NL., fem. sing. See
Sarcophagus.] (Zo["o]l.)
A genus of Diptera, including the flesh flies. Sarcophagan
Sarcophagan Sar*coph"a*gan, n.
1. (Zo["o]l.) Any animal which eats flesh, especially any
carnivorous marsupial.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Any fly of the genus Sarcophaga.
Setophaga ruticillaRedstart Red"start` (-st?rt`), n. [Red + start tail.]
(Zo["o]l.)
(a) A small, handsome European singing bird (Ruticilla
ph[oe]nicurus), allied to the nightingale; -- called
also redtail, brantail, fireflirt, firetail. The
black redstart is P.tithys. The name is also applied to
several other species of Ruticilla amnd allied genera,
native of India.
(b) An American fly-catching warbler (Setophaga ruticilla).
The male is black, with large patches of orange-red on
the sides, wings, and tail. The female is olive, with
yellow patches. Supra-esophagalSupra-esophagal Su`pra-e*soph"a*gal, Supra-esophageal
Su`pra-e`so*phag"e*al, a. (Bot. & Zo["o]l.)
Situated above, or on the dorsal side of, the esophagus; as,
the supra-esophageal ganglion of Crustacea. [Written also
supra-[oe]sophagal, and supra-[oe]sophageal.] supra-oesophagalSupra-esophagal Su`pra-e*soph"a*gal, Supra-esophageal
Su`pra-e`so*phag"e*al, a. (Bot. & Zo["o]l.)
Situated above, or on the dorsal side of, the esophagus; as,
the supra-esophageal ganglion of Crustacea. [Written also
supra-[oe]sophagal, and supra-[oe]sophageal.] Supra-oesophagalSupra-oesophagal Su`pra-[oe]*soph"a*gal, a. (Anat.)
See Supra-esophagal. XylophagaXylophaga Xy*loph"a*ga, n. [NL. See Xylophagous.] (Zo["o]l.)
A genus of marine bivalves which bore holes in wood. They are
allied to Pholas. XylophaganXylophagan Xy*loph"a*gan, n. [See Xylophagous.] (Zo["o]l.)
(a) One of a tribe of beetles whose larv[ae] bore or live in
wood.
(b) Any species of Xylophaga.
(c) Any one of the Xylophagides.
Meaning of Phaga from wikipedia
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Indarbela phaga is a moth in the
family Cossidae first described by
Charles Swinhoe in 1894. It is
found in India. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching...
- Chatarapura. Īsurī; Aśoka Miśra;
Lokendra Siṃha Nāgara (2004). Īsurī kā
phāga sāhitya (Selected
works of Īsurī, 1824-1909,
Bundeli poet; text with Hindi...
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praise poem goes as follows:
Northern Sotho (Ma****na Dialect) Re
batau a
phaga a
Malala a moenyane.
Batho ba ba
boyang Phageng, ba ba
boyang Shakwaneng...
- 'Rabdophaga' is
formed from two Gr**** roots; rhabdos-
meaning a rod or
staff and -
phaga meaning 'eater' In
older references the
genus name is
spelled 'Rhabdophaga'...
- cow dunk
cakes are
thrown away and the shed is cleaned. The old
ropes (
phaga) are
replaced by new ones. Bodo
culture "Baishagu |
Baishagu Festival |...
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derived from
combining two
words in the Gr****,
entomon means insect and
phaga means to eat. The
genus was
created in 1964 by the
Polish mycologist Andrzej...
- type
genus Scatophagus and this is a
compound of
skatos meaning "dung" and
phaga which means to eat, a
reference to this
species purported taste for human...
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derived from the Gr**** word lithos:
meaning rock/stone and the Gr**** word
phaga/phago:
meaning to
eating or devouring.
These mollusks have been considered...
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Indarbela orima Druce, 1906
Indarbela pardicolor Moore, 1879
Indarbela phaga Swinhoe, 1894
Indarbela quadrinotata Walker, 1856
Indarbela salara Druce...
- type species. The
genus name is a
compound of
skatos meaning "dung" and
phaga which means to eat, a
reference to this
species purported taste for human...
