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-vore

-vore

See also: vore

English

Suffix

-vore

  1. An animal, identified by their kind of diet.

Derived terms

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:English_words_suffixed_with_-vore'>English words suffixed with -vore</a>

See also

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"

French

Etymology

From the Latin -vorus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɔʁ/, [vɔːʁ]
  • Homophone: -vores

Suffix

-vore m ‎(masculine and feminine, plural -vores)

  1. -vore
  2. -vorus

Derived terms

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:French_words_suffixed_with_-vore'>French words suffixed with -vore</a>

Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /wo.re/, [wɔ.re] (stressed on the antepenult)

Suffix

-vore

  1. vocative masculine singular of -vorus

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.

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