Nature terminology · Ecology & adaptation

-vore / -vorous — Eating or devouring

-vore / -vorous means eating or devouring. Latin source words and nature terminology examples: omnivore.

Meaning and source words

Meaning: Eating or devouring

• Latin: vorare

Examples and word parts

omnivore

An animal that eats both plant and animal material.

Word parts: omni- (all) + -vore (eater)

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• phot/o — Light

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• chem/o — Chemical activity

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