-vorous

English

Etymology

From Latin -vorus + -ous.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vəɹəs/

Suffix

-vorous

1. forming adjectives with the sense of ‘habitually eating, feeding on’

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -vorous

• carnivorous
• graminivorous
• herbivorous
• infovorous
• locavorous
• plurivorous

 

Translations

habitually feeding on

• Portuguese: -voro

See also

• -vore
• -phagy