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1913
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Mucivore
Mu′ci-vore
(mū′sĭ-vōr)
,
Noun.
[L.
mucus
slime, mucus +
vorare
to devour.]
(Zool.)
An insect which feeds on mucus, or the sap of plants, as certain Diptera, of the tribe
Mucivora
.
Definition
2024
mucivore
mucivore
English
Noun
mucivore
(
plural
mucivores
)
(
zoology
)
An
insect
that feeds on
mucus
, or the
sap
of
plants
, as certain
Diptera
, of the tribe Mucivora.
Etymology
From
Latin
mucus
(
“
slime, mucus
”
)
+
vorare
(
“
to devour
”
)
.
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