Endophagous

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    That feeds from within the host organism not-comparable

    "We recorded plant associated ecto- and endophagous herbivores, their natural enemies and pollinators on and in each aboveground plant organ, i.e. flowers, fruits, leaves and stems."

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"We recorded plant associated ecto- and endophagous herbivores, their natural enemies and pollinators on and in each aboveground plant organ, i.e. flowers, fruits, leaves and stems."

Etymology

From endo- + -phagous.

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