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limivorous

[ lahy-miv-er-uhs ]

adjective

, Ecology.
  1. of or relating to animals, usually worms or bivalves, that ingest earth or mud to extract the organic matter from it.


limivorous

/ lɪˈmɪvərəs /

adjective

  1. (of certain invertebrate animals) feeding on mud
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of limivorous1

< Latin līm ( us ) slime, mud + -i- + -vorous, perhaps on the model of limicolous
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Word History and Origins

Origin of limivorous1

C19: from Latin līmus mud + -vorous

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