Lithophagous

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Eating or swallowing stones or gravel, often as an aid to digestion. not-comparable

    "The ostrich is lithophagous."

  2. 2
    Eating, destroying, or burrowing into stone, like some mollusks, sponges, annelids, and sea urchins. not-comparable

Etymology

From litho- + -phagous.

Related phrases

sea urchin

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