Circumesophagal :: Circumesophagal (a.) Surrounding the esophagus; -- in Zool. said of the nerve commissures and ganglia of arthropods and mollusks.
Coprophagan :: Coprophagan (n.) A kind of beetle which feeds upon dung.
Entomophaga :: Entomophaga (n. pl.) One of a group of hymenopterous insects whose larvae feed parasitically upon living insects. See Ichneumon, 2..
Entomophaga :: Entomophaga (n. pl.) A group of marsupials which are partly insectivorous, as the opossum..
Entomophaga :: Entomophaga (n. pl.) A group of edentates, including the ant-eaters..
Malashaganay :: Malashaganay (n.) The fresh-water drumfish (Haploidonotus grunniens).
Mallophaga :: Mallophaga (n. pl.) An extensive group of insects which are parasitic on birds and mammals, and feed on the feathers and hair; -- called also bird lice. See Bird louse, under Bird..
Meliphagan :: Meliphagan (n.) Any bird of the genus Meliphaga and allied genera; a honey eater; -- called also meliphagidan.
Necrophagan :: Necrophagan (n.) Any species of a tribe (Necrophaga) of beetles which, in the larval state, feed on carrion; a burying beetle..
Phyllophagan :: Phyllophagan (n.) One of a group of marsupials including the phalangists.
Phyllophagan :: Phyllophagan (n.) One of a tribe of beetles which feed upon the leaves of plants, as the chafers..
Phytophaga :: Phytophaga (n. pl.) A division of Hymenoptera; the sawflies.
Poephaga :: Poephaga (n. pl.) A group of herbivorous marsupials including the kangaroos and their allies.
Rhizophaga :: Rhizophaga (n. pl.) A division of marsupials. The wombat is the type.
Saprophagan :: Saprophagan (n.) One of a tribe of beetles which feed upon decaying animal and vegetable substances; a carrion beetle.
Sarcophaga :: Sarcophaga (n. pl.) A suborder of carnivorous and insectivorous marsupials including the dasyures and the opossums.
Sarcophaga :: Sarcophaga (n.) A genus of Diptera, including the flesh flies..
Sarcophagan :: Sarcophagan (n.) Any animal which eats flesh, especially any carnivorous marsupial..
Supra-oesophagal :: Supraocular (a.) Above the eyes; -- said of certain scales of fishes and reptiles.
Xylophaga :: Xylophaga (n.) A genus of marine bivalves which bore holes in wood. They are allied to Pholas.
Xylophagan :: Xylophagan (n.) One of a tribe of beetles whose larvae bore or live in wood.