-vorous Definition

vərəs
suffix
Eating; feeding on.
Vermivorous.
American Heritage
affix
Feeding on, eating.
Omnivorous.
Webster's New World

Origin of -vorous

  • From Latin -vorus from vorāre to swallow, devour

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • L -vorus < vorare: see voracious

    From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition

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