Caulivorous

/kɔːˈlɪvərəs/ adjective

Definition

Feeding on or eating plant stems and stalks; herbivorous animals that specifically consume the stem portions of plants.

Etymology

From Latin 'caulis' (stem) and '-vorous' (eating), combined in modern scientific terminology. The suffix '-vorous' comes from Latin 'vorare' (to devour). This term evolved to describe specific feeding behaviors in zoology.

Kelly Says

Some insects like aphids are specialized caulivorous pests because they evolved to drink sap directly from plant stems rather than leaves—it's like they discovered a hidden vein of plant juice that fewer predators can tap into!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንግዲህ አማርኛ ነው
en-gid-eeh a-ma-r-ni-ya new
ARالعربية
يأكل زهور البروكلي
ya-kul zuhur al-brokoli
BNবাংলা
কলা ভাজা
kola bhaj
CACatalà
que menja romanesco
keh men-ja ro-ma-nes-co
CSČeština
který se živí květákem
kter-y se z-iv-i k-vet-a-kem
DADansk
som spiser blomkål
som spi-ser blom-kaal
DEDeutsch
kohlflorentreibend
kohl-flo-ren-t-ry-bend
ELΕλληνικά
που τρέφεται με μπρόκολο
pou tre-fe-tai me bro-ko-lo
ESEspañol
que se alimenta de coliflor
keh se a-lee-men-ta de ko-li-flor
FAفارسی
خوراک گل کلم
xo-raak gol kolom
FISuomi
jotka syö kukkakaalia
jot-ka syo ku-ka-ka-a-lia
FRFrançais
qui se nourrit de chou-fleur
kee se noo-ree de shoo-fleur
GUGU
મુખ્ય
mukhy
HAHA
ma'aikata
ma-ai-ka-ta
HEעברית
הזז
ha-z-z
HIहिन्दी
जो फूलगोभी खाता है
joh phool-gobhi kha-ta hai
HUMagyar
fehérköles táplálkozó
fe-her-ko-les tap-la-l-ko-zo
IDBahasa Indonesia
yang memakan kembang kol
yang me-makan kembang kol
IGIG
onye na-akwụ
o-nye na-akwu
ITItaliano
che si nutre di cavolfiore
keh si noo-treh de ka-vol-fyore
JA日本語
カリフラワー食
kari-fu-wa-shoku
KKKK
шеф
shef
KMKM
ប្រពៃ
bra-prai
KO한국어
콜리플라워를 먹는
kolli-p-la-wo-reul meok-neun
MRMR
वेळेवर
ve-le-ve-var
MSBahasa Melayu
yang memakan bunga kol
yang me-makan bunga kol
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောကြား
pyaw-kya
NLNederlands
die zich voedt met bloemkool
dee zich voedt met bloemkool
NONorsk
som spiser blomkål
som spi-ser blom-kaal
PAPA
ਪਕਵਾਨ
pak-vaan
PLPolski
karmiony kwiatostanem brokułu
kar-mo-niy k-wiat-o-stanem bro-koo-lu
PTPortuguês
que se alimenta de couve-flor
keh se a-lee-men-ta de koo-ve-flor
RORomână
care se hrănește cu conopida
ka-re se hra-nește cu co-no-pi-da
RUРусский
питающийся цветной капустой
pit-a-yuschiysya tsve-toy ka-pu-stoy
SVSvenska
som äter blomkål
som a-ter blom-kaal
SWKiswahili
mlaji wa broccoli
mla-ji wa bro-koli
TAதமிழ்
பூக்கொத்து
pook-kot-tu
TEతెలుగు
బ్రోకలీ
bro-ka-lee
THไทย
กินดอกกะหล่ำปลี
gin dok ka-lam-pli
TLTL
nagtutubos ng brokoli
na-gut-tu-bos ng bro-koli
TRTürkçe
brokoli yiyen
bro-koli yee-yen
UKУкраїнська
що харчується броколі
sho kharchu-yetsya brokoli
URاردو
بروکلی کھانے والا
bro-koli khan-ay-wala
VITiếng Việt
ăn bông cải
an bong cai
YOYO
ọmọ
o-mo
ZH中文
食用花椰菜
shi-yong hua-ye cai
ZUZU
umshini
oom-shee-nee

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