English Explanatory Dictionary

-vore

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. An organism, usually animal, identified by its kind of diet.

Pronunciation

/-vɔː(ɹ)/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl--vore.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl--vore.wav

Word forms

-vore

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin vorōder. English -vore From the Latin vorare (“to devour”).

Related words

-vorous -phagy

Derived words

carnivore herbivore omnivore amphibivore corallivore cytovore - cytoplasma detritivore folivore frondivore fructivore frugivore graminivore granivore humivore insectivore limnivore lithovore molluscivore mucivore mycovore - fungi nectarivore palynivore piscivore rodentivore sanguinivore saprovore decaying matter spongivore
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