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Meaning of mallophagous | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C1

Definitions

Feeding on feathers.

not-comparable

Examples

“The bird Ibis falcinellus is parasitized by at least seven species of mallophagous insects, each of which is specialized on a single feather type.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

Mallorcan Mallorquin malmy malnormal malnourished malnutrite