mucivore

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noun

An insect that feeds on mucus, or the sap of plants, such as certain Diptera like aphids.

OriginLatin mucus →
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Meanings

nounmucivore (plural mucivores)

plural mucivores

  1. biologyAn insect that feeds on mucus, or the sap of plants, such as certain Diptera like aphids.

Origin

  1. Latinmucus“slime, mucus”
  2. Englishmucivore

From Latin mucus (“slime, mucus”) + -vore.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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