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English
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Noun
1.2.1
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English
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Etymology
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From
Latin
mucus
(
“
slime, mucus
”
)
+
-vore
.
Noun
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mucivore
(
plural
mucivores
)
(
zoology
)
An
insect
that feeds on
mucus
, or the
sap
of
plants
, such as certain
Diptera
like
aphids
.
Related terms
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mucivorous
References
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“
mucivore
”, in
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary
, Springfield, Mass.:
G. & C. Merriam
,
1913
,
→OCLC
.
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