Meanings
adjectivefucivorous (comparative more fucivorous, superlative most fucivorous)
comparative more fucivorous · superlative most fucivorous
- Feeding primarily on seaweeds.
a common species of fucivorous sea turtle
Origin
- Ancient Greekφῦκος“seaweed”
- Englishfucivorous
From Ancient Greek φῦκος (phûkos, “seaweed”), + -vorous.
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Rhymes with fucivorous
carnivorousherbivorousomnivorousinsectivorouspiscivorousalgivorousamphivorousaphidivorousaurivorousbaccivorouscanivorousdetritivorousequivorousfructivorousfrugivorousfungivorousgraminivorousgranivoroushominivorouslarvivorouslichenivorouslignivorousnectarivorousoryzivorous
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Chicago
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