cytophagous
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]cytophagous (not comparable)
- consuming cells
- 1908, The Journal of Medical Research, page 489:
- The cytophagous protozoa must be cultivated in mixed cultures with bacteria, and on a medium which is primarily designed for supplying nourishment to the symbiotic bacteria.
- 1985, Ke Chung Kim, Coevolution of parasitic arthropods and mammals, page 613:
- Larvae and nymphs with stubby bilobed large-clawed legs are cytophagous on epithelial cells beneath the lids.