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Aphidivorous
Aphidivorous Aph`i*div"o*rous [Aphis + L. vorare to devour.]
(Zo["o]l.)
Devouring aphides; aphidophagous.
Aurivorous
Aurivorous Au*riv"o*rous, a. [L. aurum gold + vorare to
devour.]
Gold-devouring. [R.] --H. Walpole.
Baccivorous
Baccivorous Bac*civ"o*rous, a. [L. bacca berry + varare to
devour.] (Zo["o]l.)
Eating, or subsisting on, berries; as, baccivorous birds.
Calcivorous
Calcivorous Cal*civ"o*rous, a. [L. calx lime + vorare to
devour.]
Eroding, or eating into, limestone.
Carnivorous
Carnivorous Car*niv"o*rous, a. [L. carnivorus; caro, carnis,
flesh + varare to devour.]
Eating or feeding on flesh. The term is applied:
(a) to animals which naturally seek flesh for food, as the
tiger, dog, etc.;
(b) to plants which are supposed to absorb animal food;
(c) to substances which destroy animal tissue, as caustics.
Cultrivorous
Cultrivorous Cul*triv"o*rous (k?l-tr?b"?-r?s), a. [L. culter,
cultri, knife + vorare to devour.]
Devouring knives; swallowing, or pretending to swallow,
knives; -- applied to persons who have swallowed, or have
seemed to swallow, knives with impunity. --Dunglison.
Equivorous
Equivorous E*quiv"o*rous, a. [L. equus horse + vorare to eat
greedily.]
Feeding on horseflesh; as, equivorous Tartars.
Frugivorous
Frugivorous Fru*giv"o*rous, a. [L. frux, frugis, fruit +
vorare to devour.: cf. F. frugivore.]
Feeding on fruit, as birds and other animals. --Pennant.
Fucivorous
Fucivorous Fu*civ"o*rous, a. [Fucus + L. vorare to eat.]
(Zo["o]l.)
Eating fucus or other seaweeds.
Fungivorous
Fungivorous Fun*giv"o*rous, a. [L. fungus + vorare to eat
freedily: cf. F. fangivore.] (Zo["o]l.)
Eating fungi; -- said of certain insects and snails.
Graminivorous
Graminivorous Gram"i*niv"o*rous, a. [L. gramen, graminis,
grass + vorare to eat greedily.]
Feeding or subsisting on grass, and the like food; -- said of
horses, cattle, and other animals.
Granivorous
Granivorous Gra*niv"o*rous, a. [L. granum grain + vorare to
devour: cf. F. granivore.]
Eating grain; feeding or subsisting on seeds; as, granivorous
birds.
Herbivorous
Herbivorous Her*biv"o*rous, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Eating plants; of or pertaining to the Herbivora.
OmnivorousOmnivorous Om*niv"o*rous, a. [L. omnivorus; omnis all + vorate
to eat greedily. See Voracious.]
All-devouring; eating everything indiscriminately; as,
omnivorous vanity; esp. (Zo["o]l.), eating both animal and
vegetable food. -- Om*niv"o*rous*ness, n. OmnivorousnessOmnivorous Om*niv"o*rous, a. [L. omnivorus; omnis all + vorate
to eat greedily. See Voracious.]
All-devouring; eating everything indiscriminately; as,
omnivorous vanity; esp. (Zo["o]l.), eating both animal and
vegetable food. -- Om*niv"o*rous*ness, n. Ossivorous
Ossivorous Os*siv"o*rous, a. [L. os, ossis, bone + vorare to
devour: cf. F. ossivore.]
Feeding on bones; eating bones; as, ossivorous quadrupeds.
--Derham.
Panivorous
Panivorous Pa*niv"o*rous, a. [L. panis bread + vorare to
devour.]
Eating bread; subsisting on bread.
Phytivorous
Phytivorous Phy*tiv"o*rous, a. [Phyto- + L. vorare to eat
greedily.]
Feeding on plants or herbage; phytophagous; as, phytivorous
animals. --Ray.
Piscivorous
Piscivorous Pis*civ"o*rous, a. [L. piscis a fish + vorare to
devour: cf. F. piscivore.] (Zo["o]l.)
Feeding or subsisting on fish.
Pupivorous
Pupivorous Pu*piv"o*rous, a. [Pupa + L. vorare to devour.]
(Zo["o]l.)
Feeding on the pup[ae] of insects.
Sanguinivorous
Sanguinivorous San"gui*niv"o*rous, a. [L. sanguis + vorare to
devour.]
Subsisting on blood.
SanguivorousSanguivorous San*guiv"o*rous, a. [L. sanguis blood + vorare to
devour.] (Zo["o]l.)
Subsisting upon blood; -- said of certain blood-sucking bats
and other animals. See Vampire. Vermivorous
Vermivorous Ver*miv"o*rous, a. [L. vermis a worm + vorare to
devour: cf. F. vermivore.] (Zo["o]l.)
Devouring worms; feeding on worms; as, vermivorous birds.
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