ampelophagous

English

Etymology

From ampelo- +‎ -phagous.

Adjective

ampelophagous (not comparable)

1. (zoology) Feeding on grapevines.
   • 2010, Phyllis G. Weintraub, Phytoplasmas: Genomes, Plant Hosts and Vectors, page 282:

     These two vectors have different lifestyles–the former strictly ampelophagous and the latter polyphagous, only occasionally feeding on grapevine – and dissimilar biological features, which may reflect diversely affiliated microbial communities.

Translations

feeding on grapevines

• French: ampélophage (fr)