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单词 algivore
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algivoren.

Brit. /ˈaldʒᵻvɔː/, U.S. /ˈældʒəˌvɔr/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: alga n., -ivore comb. form.
Etymology: < alga n. + -ivore comb. form. Compare French algivore (1948 or earlier). Compare earlier algivorous adj.
Ecology.
An organism which feeds on algae.
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1970 Pacific Sci. 24 193/1 Possibly drifting, rather than growing, algae are a significant food source for a considerable number of marine algivores.
1992 Ecology 73 222/1 Algivores made up >60% of the invertebrate biomass in the guts of the sampled roach and steelhead.
2002 J. Cohen & I. Stewart Evolving Alien viii. 171 Xenopus..is to be found in dish-shaped ponds containing only Xenopus adults, which are carnivores, Xenopus tadpoles, which are algivores, and algae.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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