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a. (Zoöl.) Relating to the Entomophaga. -- n. One of the Entomophaga. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. me`li honey + &unr_; to eat. ] (Zool.) Belonging to the genus Meliphaga. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) Any bird of the genus Meliphaga and allied genera; a honey eater; -- called also meliphagidan. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Meliphagan. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Necrophagous. ] (Zool.) Eating carrion. -- n. (Zool.) Any species of a tribe (Necrophaga) of beetles which, in the larval state, feed on carrion; a burying beetle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Phyllo- + Gr. fagei^n to eat. ] (Zool.) (a) One of a group of marsupials including the phalangists. (b) One of a tribe of beetles which feed upon the leaves of plants, as the chafers. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. sapro`s rotten + fagei^n to eat: cf. F. saprophage. ] (Zool.) One of a tribe of beetles which feed upon decaying animal and vegetable substances; a carrion beetle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. (Zool.) Any animal which eats flesh, especially any carnivorous marsupial. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) Any fly of the genus Sarcophaga. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Xylophagous. ] (Zool.) (a) One of a tribe of beetles whose larvae bore or live in wood. (b) Any species of Xylophaga. (c) Any one of the Xylophagides. [ 1913 Webster ]