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Meaning of ANTHOPHILOUS

Pronunciation:  an'thâfulus

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  feeding on flowers; "some insects are anthophagous"
 
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 Synonyms: anthophagous, herbivorous
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\An*thoph"i*lous\, a. [Gr. 'a`nqos flower + fi`los
loving.] (Zo["o]l.)
Lit., fond of flowers; hence, feeding upon, or living among,
flowers.
 

 

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