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-vorous
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English
Etymology
en ine-pro *gʷerh₃-
From en la -vorus, equivalent to en -vore -ous.
Pronunciation
en /vəɹəs/
Suffix
forming adjectives with the sense of ‘habitually eating, feeding on’
Derived terms
en
en herbivorous infovorous locavorous carnivorous graminivorous plurivorous
Translations
habitually feeding on
Catalan: ca -vor
German: de -vor
Polish: pl -żerny
Portuguese: pt -voro
See also
en -vore
en -phagous