Lithophagous Definition

adjective

(zoology) Eating or swallowing stones or gravel.

The ostrich is lithophagous.
Wiktionary

(zoology) Eating or destroying stone, like some mollusks, sponges, annelids, and sea urchins.

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Origin of Lithophagous

  • Ancient Greek

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