phytophagous Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite (of animals) feeding on plants
    phytophilous; phytophagic; plant-eating.

WordNet

Phy*toph"a*gous adjective
Etymology
Phyto- + Gr. to eat.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) Feeding on plants; herbivorous; as, a phytophagous animal.

Webster 1913