Etymology

seminivorous

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Today it means: seed-eating Full definition →

Latin sēmen
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  1. Latin · derived fromsēmen“seed”
  2. English todayseminivorous

From Latin sēmen (“seed”) + -vorous.

Words from the same roots

Latinsēmen all →

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