molluscivore

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noun

Any creature that eats molluscs.

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

nounmolluscivore (plural molluscivores)

plural molluscivores

  1. Any creature that eats molluscs.

Origin

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

From mollusc + -vore.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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