Etymology

mucivore

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Today it means: An insect that feeds on mucus, or the sap of plants, such as certain Diptera like aphids. Full definition →

Latin mucus
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  1. Latin · derived frommucus“slime, mucus”
  2. English todaymucivore

From Latin mucus (“slime, mucus”) + -vore.

Words from the same roots

Latinmucus all →

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