faunivore

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noun

Any animal that eats other animals.

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

nounfaunivore (plural faunivores)

plural faunivores

  1. Any animal that eats other animals.

Origin

  1. Englishfauna
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gʷerh₃-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*gʷorh₃éh₂
  4. Proto-Italic*worā
  5. Latinvorō
  6. Englishfaunivore

From fauna + -vore.

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APA

faunivore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faunivore

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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