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Webster 1913 Edition

Vermivorous

Ver-miv′o-rous

,

Adj.

[L.

vermis

a worm +

vorare

to devour: cf. F.

vermivore

.]

(Zool.)

Devouring worms; feeding on worms;

as,

vermivorous

birds

.

Webster 1828 Edition

Vermivorous

VERMIV'OROUS

,

Adj.

[L. vermes, worms, and voro, to devour.]

Devouring worms; feeding on worms. Vermivorous birds are very useful to the farmer.