polyphagism

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polyphagism (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of polyphagy
    • 1968, Geographia Polonica - Issue 13, page 187:
      Historically, polyphagism is younger than either oligophagism or monophagism among the palearctic Papilionoidea.
    • 1984, P. Trojan, Trojan Przemysław, Ecosystem Homeostasis, page 44:
      Within these groups, different species display various trophic patterns, from polyphagism through oligophagism to monophagism.