panivorous

[ pa-niv-er-uhs ]

adjective

1. subsisting on bread; bread-eating.

Word History and Origins

Origin of panivorous¹

First recorded in 1820–30; from Latin pān(is) “bread” + -i- + -vorous

Example Sentences

At a time when man was "panivorous" and omnivorous, the craving for food was broken up into an infinity of petty ramifications.

From Project Gutenberg

Associated words: panification, panary, panivorous, crouton, zwiebach, panade, sop, crumb, crust, brewis, sippet, dough, knead, leaven. bread-basket, n. pannier. breadth, n. width, latitude; liberality, tolerance, catholicity. break, v. fracture, dispart, sever, rend, smash, shatter, shiver, splinter, batter, burst, rupture, crack; infringe, violate, disobey, transgress, trespass; communicate, disclose, divulge, tell, impart, broach; discipline, tame; bankrupt, impoverish, ruin. break, n. breach, rupture, fracture, fissure crack, chasm, gap, rent, rift, hiatus, cæsura, interstice. breakdown, n. downfall, collapse, crash. breaking, n. fracture, rupture; breach, infraction, violation.

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