vermivorous

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vermivorous (not comparable)

  1. Feeding on worms.
    • 1969, Frank E Firth, The Encyclopedia of Marine Resources:
      The venoms of some vermivorous species contain proteolytic enzymes which cause local necrosis at the site of injection in vertebrates.