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Complete Definition of "fungivorous"

English
Pronunciation
AHD|fŭn-jĭvʹ�r-�s, fŭng-gĭvʹ-
IPA|/f�n�d�ɪv�r�s/, /f���gɪv�r�s/

Adjective
fungivorous

  1. fungus-eating.

Etymology
fung- + -vor + -ous, from fungus, fungus + vor�re, to swallow, devour. The Greek equivalent is mycophagous, myc(o)- + phag- + -ous, from Greek muk�s, fungus + Greek phagein, to eat.

See also
Appendix:Eating and feeding

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