polyphagism

noun

polyphagism

noun
1

Synonym of polyphagy.

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

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