plastivore

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noun

A biological organism (microbial or otherwise) which consumes and breaks down plastics (synthetic polymers).

“Meronym: plastizyme”

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

nounplastivore (plural plastivores)

plural plastivores

  1. biologyA biological organism (microbial or otherwise) which consumes and breaks down plastics (synthetic polymers).

    Meronym: plastizyme

Origin

  1. Proto-Hellenic*plátʰyō
  2. Proto-Hellenic*plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
  3. Ancient Greekπλάσσω (plássō)
  4. Ancient Greekπλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)
  5. Latinplasticus
  6. Englishplastic
  7. Proto-Indo-European*gʷerh₃-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*gʷorh₃éh₂
  9. Proto-Italic*worā
  10. Latinvorō
  11. Englishplastivore

From plastic + -vore.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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