-vore

Word Origin

a combining form meaning “one that eats” what is specified by the initial element:

carnivore.

Compare -vora, -vorous.

Origin

< French < Latin -vorus -vorous

Related Words

detritivore
folivore
frugivore
herbivore
insectivore
locavore

-vore /vɔ:/ suffix. Also (see below) -ivore.

ORIGIN: French -vore from Latin -vorus (see -vorous), or as back-form. from -vorous.

Forming (usu. with intermediate -i-) nouns denoting ‘an organism living on a given kind of food’, as carnivore, frugivore.

-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)

-vore

Suffix

An animal, identified by their kind of diet.

Etymology

This suffix comes from the Latin vorare (to devour), and is used to form nouns indicating what kind of a diet an animal has. Equivalent adjectives can be formed through use of the suffix -vorous.

Derived terms

English words suffixed with -vore

general diets

carnivore - meat only

herbivore - plants only

omnivore - plants and meat

specific diets

corallivore - corals

detritivore - decomposing material

folivore, frondivore - leaves

fructivore, frugivore - fruit

graminivore - grass

granivore - seeds

humivores - dark brown part of soil that consists of decomposed plants and animals (compost).

insectivore - insects

limnivore - mud

lithovore - rocks and minerals

molluscivore - molluscs

mucivore - plant juices

mycovore - fungi

nectarivore - nectar

palynivore - pollen

piscivore - fish

saprovore - dead or decaying matter

sanguinivore - blood

spongivore - sea sponges

cytovore - Cytoplasma (Cellular)

References

Molles, Manuel C., Jr. (1999) Ecology: Concepts and Applications, International Edition edition, Dubuque: The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., ISBN 0-07-042716-X, pages 510pp

Smith, Robert Leo; Thomas M. Smith (2002) Elements of Ecology, Fourth Edition edition, Singapore: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc., ISBN 981-4119-31-8, pages 567pp

San Diego Zoo on "vores"

词汇	-vore
词根词缀	Dictionary.com SOED Webster Wiktionary -vore Word Origin 1 a combining form meaning “one that eats” what is specified by the initial element: carnivore. Compare -vora, -vorous. Origin < French < Latin -vorus -vorous Related Words detritivore folivore frugivore herbivore insectivore locavore -vore /vɔ:/ suffix. Also (see below) -ivore. ORIGIN: French -vore from Latin -vorus (see -vorous), or as back-form. from -vorous. Forming (usu. with intermediate -i-) nouns denoting ‘an organism living on a given kind of food’, as carnivore, frugivore. -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) -vore Suffix An animal, identified by their kind of diet. Etymology This suffix comes from the Latin vorare (to devour), and is used to form nouns indicating what kind of a diet an animal has. Equivalent adjectives can be formed through use of the suffix -vorous. Derived terms ► English words suffixed with -vore general diets carnivore - meat only herbivore - plants only omnivore - plants and meat specific diets corallivore - corals detritivore - decomposing material folivore, frondivore - leaves fructivore, frugivore - fruit graminivore - grass granivore - seeds humivores - dark brown part of soil that consists of decomposed plants and animals (compost). insectivore - insects limnivore - mud lithovore - rocks and minerals molluscivore - molluscs mucivore - plant juices mycovore - fungi nectarivore - nectar palynivore - pollen piscivore - fish saprovore - dead or decaying matter sanguinivore - blood spongivore - sea sponges cytovore - Cytoplasma (Cellular) See also vorarephilia -phagy References Molles, Manuel C., Jr. (1999) Ecology: Concepts and Applications, International Edition edition, Dubuque: The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., ISBN 0-07-042716-X, pages 510pp Smith, Robert Leo; Thomas M. Smith (2002) Elements of Ecology, Fourth Edition edition, Singapore: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc., ISBN 981-4119-31-8, pages 567pp San Diego Zoo on "vores"
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