How do you use Polyphagous in a sentence? See 2 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Polyphagous in a sentence
Polyphagous meaning
- Eating many types of food.
- Feeding on many different species of host plants.
Using Polyphagous
- The main meaning on this page is: Eating many types of food. | Feeding on many different species of host plants.
Context around Polyphagous
- Average sentence length in these examples: 16 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 0 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Polyphagous
- In this selection, "polyphagous" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 16 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, species stand out and add context to how "polyphagous" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include others are polyphagous and plant species polyphagous. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "polyphagous" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with polyphagous
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Many are restricted to one species of plant, while others are polyphagous. (12 words)
Some bagworms are specialized in their host plants ( monophagous ), while others can feed on a variety of plant species (polyphagous). (20 words)
Some bagworms are specialized in their host plants ( monophagous ), while others can feed on a variety of plant species (polyphagous). (20 words)
Many are restricted to one species of plant, while others are polyphagous. (12 words)
Example sentences (2)
Many are restricted to one species of plant, while others are polyphagous.
Some bagworms are specialized in their host plants ( monophagous ), while others can feed on a variety of plant species (polyphagous).