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Mucivore

Mu′ci-vore

(mū′sĭ-vōr)
,
Noun.
[L.
mucus
slime, mucus +
vorare
to devour.]
(Zool.)
An insect which feeds on mucus, or the sap of plants, as certain Diptera, of the tribe
Mucivora
.

Definition 2024

mucivore

mucivore

English

Noun

mucivore ‎(plural mucivores)

  1. (zoology) An insect that feeds on mucus, or the sap of plants, as certain Diptera, of the tribe Mucivora.

Etymology

From Latin mucus ‎(“slime, mucus”) + vorare ‎(“to devour”).

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