Etymology

fucivorous

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Today it means: Feeding primarily on seaweeds. Full definition →

Ancient Greek φῦκος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromφῦκος“seaweed”
  2. English todayfucivorous

From Ancient Greek φῦκος (phûkos, “seaweed”), + -vorous.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekφῦκος all →

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