-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
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L -vorus < vorare: see voracious
From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition
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