adjective
- feeding on large particles of food or organic matter; characterized by the consumption of large food items
Usage: technical; biology
Examples
- Macrophagous fish species can consume larger prey items than their microphagous relatives.
- The macrophagous feeding strategy allows certain organisms to exploit food sources unavailable to smaller feeders.
- Whales exhibit macrophagous feeding patterns when consuming large quantities of krill.
- Some macrophagous invertebrates have specialized mouthparts for handling bulky food particles.