Etymology

aphidivorous

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Today it means: Feeding on aphids. Full definition →

Latin vorare
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromvorare“to devour”
  2. English todayaphidivorous

From aphis + Latin vorare (“to devour”).

Words from the same roots

Latinvorare all →

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