Mycophagist

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who eats fungi.
  2. 2
    a person or animal who eats fungi (especially mushrooms) wordnet
  3. 3
    An organism or animal that feeds on fungi.

Synonyms

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mycophage

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"The need of the mycologist, mycophagist and amateur toadstool student is a book giving the genus, names and descriptions of the prominent American toadstools whose edibility has been tested, or whose poisonous qualities have been discovered."

Etymology

From myco- + -phagist.

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