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-vorous

word-forming element meaning "eating," from Latin -vorous, from stem of vorare "to devour" (from PIE root *gwora- "food, devouring").

Entries related to -vorous

  • *gwora-
  • cancrivorous
  • canivorous
  • frugivorous
  • fungivorous
  • gallinivorous
  • graminivorous
  • hominivorous
  • insectivorous
  • lactivorous
  • larvivorous
  • merdivorous
  • ovivorous
  • piscivorous
  • sanguinivorous

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