Skip to content

Seriously FishSF

Search species, articles and glossary terms

≡

Every species
By classification
By type
Where they come from
Articles
Glossary
Contribute

Every species
By classification
By type
Where they come from
Articles
Glossary
Contribute

Home›Glossary›D

Glossary

durophagous

Feeding on hard-shelled or exoskeleton-bearing organisms such as molluscs.

Related terms

exoskeleton
External skeleton, often forming a hard, shell-like outer covering typical in insects, crustaceans and some molluscs. Usually chitinous but may also be composed primarily of calcium carbonate or silica.
mollusc
Any member of the invertebrate phylum Mollusca.

Browse from here

Search the catalogue for “durophagous” →

Other terms beginning with D →

Every species
By classification
By type
Where they come from
Articles
Glossary

Seriously Fish · est. 2009

Contribute
Contribution guidelines
What's new
Publications
Privacy
Reusing our content
Discord