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单词 aurivorous
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aurivorousadj.

/ɔːˈrɪvərəs/
Etymology: < Latin auri-, combining form of aurum gold + -vorus devouring.
Gold-devouring, feeding on gold.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > using up, expending, or consuming > [adjective] > using up completely > using up gold
aurivorous1783
1783 H. Walpole Let. 5 Apr. in Corr. (1965) XXXIII. 398 Man is an aurivorous animal.
1845 R. Ford Hand-bk. Travellers in Spain I. vi. 465 The most aurivorous..population of the Peninsula.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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