Antonyms of adj anthophilous

1 sense of anthophilous

Sense 1
anthophagous, anthophilous -- (feeding on flowers; "some insects are anthophagous")

INDIRECT (VIA insectivorous, carnivorous, herbivorous) -> omnivorous -- (feeding on both plants and animals)
INDIRECT (VIA carnivorous, herbivorous, omnivorous) -> insectivorous -- ((of animals and plants) feeding on insects)
INDIRECT (VIA herbivorous, omnivorous, insectivorous) -> carnivorous -- ((used of plants as well as animals) feeding on animals; "carnivorous plants are capable of trapping and digesting small animals especially insects")

Similarity of adj anthophilous

1 sense of anthophilous

Sense 1
anthophagous, anthophilous -- (feeding on flowers; "some insects are anthophagous")
       => herbivorous (vs. omnivorous) (vs. insectivorous) (vs. carnivorous) -- (feeding only on plants)

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