ignivomous

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adjective

Throwing out fire, as a volcano does.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

adjectiveignivomous (comparative more ignivomous, superlative most ignivomous)

comparative more ignivomous · superlative most ignivomous

  1. archaicThrowing out fire, as a volcano does.

Origin

  1. Latinignivomus
  2. Englishignivomous

From Latin ignivomus.

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Translations

French ignivome
  • ignivomethrowing out fire
Italian ignivomo
  • ignivomothrowing out fire
Latin ignivomus
  • ignivomusthrowing out fire
Portuguese ignívomo
  • ignívomothrowing out fire
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Chicago

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