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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.

Definition 2024


vermivorous

vermivorous

English

Adjective

vermivorous (not comparable)

  1. Feeding on worms.
    • 1969, Frank E Firth, The Encyclopedia of Marine Resources
      The venoms of some vermivorous species contain proteolytic enzymes which cause local necrosis at the site of injection in vertebrates.