About The Word Lithophagous
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Lithophagous
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What's The Definition Of Lithophagous?Synonyms | Synonyms for Lithophagous: Related Terms | Find terms related to Lithophagous: See Also | Lithophagous In Webster's Dictionary \Li*thoph"a*gous\, a. [Litho- + Gr. ? to eat.]
(Zo["o]l.)
(a) Eating or swallowing stones or gravel, as the ostrich.
(b) Eating or destroying stone; -- applied to various animals
which make burrows in stone, as many bivalve mollusks,
certain sponges, annelids, and sea urchins. See
{Lithodomus}.
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