graminivory

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noun

The condition of being graminivorous

OriginLatin grāmen, grāminis →
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Meanings

noungraminivory (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyThe condition of being graminivorous

Origin

  1. Latingrāmen, grāminis“grass, turf, herb, plant”
  2. Englishgraminivory

From oblique stem of Latin grāmen, grāminis (“grass, turf, herb, plant”) + -i- + -vore + -y.

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APA

graminivory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/graminivory

MLA

“graminivory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/graminivory. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “graminivory,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/graminivory.

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