-vore

/-vɔː(ɹ)/

suffix

An organism, usually animal, identified by its kind of diet.

OriginLatin vorō ← Proto-Italic *worā ← Proto-Indo-European *gʷorh₃éh₂ →
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Meanings

suffix-vore (noun-forming suffix, plural -vores)

plural -vores

  1. An organism, usually animal, identified by its kind of diet.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷerh₃-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gʷorh₃éh₂
  3. Proto-Italic*worā
  4. Latinvorō
  5. English-vore

From Latin vorare (“to devour”).

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Translations

Arabic آكِل
  • آكِل (ʔākil)an animal identified by their kind of diet
Catalan -vor
  • -voran animal identified by their kind of diet
German -vore
  • -vorean animal identified by their kind of diet
Greek -φάγος, -βόρος
  • -φάγος (-fágos)an animal identified by their kind of diet
  • -βόρος (-vóros)an animal identified by their kind of diet
Hungarian -evő
  • -evőan animal identified by their kind of diet
Polish -żerca
  • -żercaan animal identified by their kind of diet
Portuguese -voro
  • -voroan animal identified by their kind of diet
Swedish -ätare
  • -ätarean animal identified by their kind of diet
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APA

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“-vore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-vore. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-vore,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-vore.

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