limivorous

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adjective

Eating mud or soil for organic matter in it.

“The earthworm is a limivorous creature.”

OriginLatin līmus →
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Meanings

adjectivelimivorous (not comparable)
  1. not comparableEating mud or soil for organic matter in it.

    The earthworm is a limivorous creature.

Origin

  1. Latinlīmus“mud”
  2. Englishlimivorous

Latin līmus (“mud”) + -vorous

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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