lithophagous Meaning, Definition & Usage

Li*thoph"a*gous adjective

Etymology

Litho- + Gr. to eat.

Definitions

1. (Zoöl.) (a) Eating or swallowing stones or gravel, as the ostrich. (b) Eating or destroying stone; -- applied to various animals which make burrows in stone, as many bivalve mollusks, certain sponges, annelids, and sea urchins. See Lithodomus.