-vore
See also: vore
English
Etymology
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From the Latin vorare (“to devour”).
Suffix
-vore
Derived terms
specific diets
- corallivore - corals
- detritivore - decomposing material
- folivore, frondivore - leaves
- fructivore, frugivore - fruit
- graminivore - grass
- granivore - seeds
- humivores - dark brown part of soil that consists of decomposed plants and animals (compost).
- insectivore - insects
- limnivore - mud
- lithovore - rocks and minerals
- molluscivore - molluscs
- mucivore - plant juices
- mycovore - fungi
- nectarivore - nectar
- palynivore - pollen
- piscivore - fish
- saprovore - dead or decaying matter
- sanguinivore - blood
- spongivore - sea sponges
- cytovore - Cytoplasma (Cellular)
Related terms
Translations
an animal identified by their kind of diet
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See also
References
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- San Diego Zoo on "vores"
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French
Etymology
From the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin -vorus.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-vore m (masculine and feminine, plural -vores)
Derived terms
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /u̯o.re/, [u̯ɔrɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /vo.re/, [vore] (stressed on the antepenult)