fungivorous

adjective

fun·​giv·​o·​rous

¦fən¦jivərəs,

¦fəŋ¦gi-

: feeding customarily on or in fungi : mycetophagous

Word History

Etymology

probably from (assumed) New Latin fungivorus, from New Latin fungi- + Latin -vorus -vorous

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