endophagic

English

Etymology

endo- +‎ phagic

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ædʒɪk

Adjective

endophagic (not comparable)

  1. (biology, particularly of mosquitos) That feeds indoors
    • 2016 January 6, “The Effect of Indoor Residual Spraying on the Prevalence of Malaria Parasite Infection, Clinical Malaria and Anemia in an Area of Perennial Transmission and Moderate Coverage of Insecticide Treated Nets in Western Kenya”, in PLOS ONE‎, →DOI:
      ITNs would be most effective against endophagic vectors that feed primarily late at night while IRS would be most effective against primarily endophilic vectors that spend a significant portion of their adult lives resting inside houses.

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