-vorous

-vorous
a combining form meaning "eating, gaining sustenance from" that specified by the initial element: carnivorous.
[ < L -vorus devouring; see -OUS]

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  • -vorous — element meaning eating, from L. vorous, from stem of vorare to devour (see VORACITY (Cf. voracity)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • -vorous — [vər əs] [L vorus < vorare: see VORACIOUS] combining form forming adjectives feeding on, eating [omnivorous] …   English World dictionary

  • -vorous — adjective combining form Etymology: Latin vorus, from vorare to devour eating ; feeding on < frugivorous > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • -vorous — (suffix)) feeding upon …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • -vorous — [v(ə)rəs] combining form feeding on a specified food: carnivorous. Derivatives vora v(ə)rə combining form in names of groups. vore vɔ: combining form in names of individuals. Origin from L. vorus (from vorare devour ) + ous …   English new terms dictionary

  • -vorous — vo·rous …   English syllables

  • -vorous — aff. a combining form meaning “eating, gaining sustenance from” that specified by the initial element: carnivorous[/ex] • Etymology: < L vorus, der. of vorāre to eat ravenously; see ous …   From formal English to slang

  • -vorous — a word element meaning eating , as in carnivorous, herbivorous, omnivorous. {Latin vorus devouring} …  

  • -vorous — comb. form forming adjectives meaning feeding on (carnivorous). Derivatives: vora comb. form forming names of groups. vore comb. form forming names of individuals. Etymology: L vorus f. vorare devour …   Useful english dictionary

  • -vore — ˌvō(ə)r, ˌvȯ(ə)r, ˌvōə, ˌvȯ(ə) noun combining form ( s) Etymology: French, from vore vorous, from Latin vorus : one that eats (something specified) * * * a combining form meaning one that eats what is specified by the initial element: carnivore …   Useful english dictionary

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