Teuthivorous
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Teuthivorous is an adjective meaning Feeding on cephalopods.
Meaning
Feeding on cephalopods.
Example Sentences
The tusks of the strap-toothed whale grow up and across the snout, like a bone ribbon that ties the mouth nearly shut. This apparently causes no problems, because beaked whales—keeping it weird—neither bite nor chew their food. They are suction feeders, drinking in their meals rather than eating them, and they’re also teuthivorous, meaning they primarily eat squid.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include diatomivorous, fucivorous, benthivorous, ichthyophagous, zoobenthivorous, malacophagous.
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