mellivorousadj.

Brit.

/mᵻˈlɪv(ə)rəs/, U.S.

/məˈlɪv(ə)rəs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin mell- , mel , -ivorous comb. form.

Etymology: < classical Latin mell-, mel honey (see mell n.²) + -ivorous comb. form. Compare French mellivore (1845; 1818 as noun, denoting the honey-ratel), and meliphagous adj.

Zoology. Now rare.

Of an animal, esp. a bird: feeding on honey or nectar.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating specific substances or food > [adjective] > eating honey

mellivorous1801

1801 J. Latham Gen. Synopsis Birds Suppl. II. 166 (margin) Mellivorous Creeper.

1822 J. Latham Gen. Hist. Birds IV. 161 Mellivorous Honey-eater.

1878 Amer. Naturalist 12 215 A..partly carnivorous, partly mellivorous diet.

1990 Courier-Jrnl. (Louisville, Kentucky) (Nexis) 17 Oct. 10 a Did you know..That mellivorous means eating or living on honey?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mellivorous
释义	mellivorousadj. Brit. /mᵻˈlɪv(ə)rəs/, U.S. /məˈlɪv(ə)rəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin mell- , mel , -ivorous comb. form. Etymology: < classical Latin mell-, mel honey (see mell n.²) + -ivorous comb. form. Compare French mellivore (1845; 1818 as noun, denoting the honey-ratel), and meliphagous adj. Zoology. Now rare. Of an animal, esp. a bird: feeding on honey or nectar. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating specific substances or food > [adjective] > eating honey mellivorous1801 1801 J. Latham Gen. Synopsis Birds Suppl. II. 166 (margin) Mellivorous Creeper. 1822 J. Latham Gen. Hist. Birds IV. 161 Mellivorous Honey-eater. 1878 Amer. Naturalist 12 215 A..partly carnivorous, partly mellivorous diet. 1990 Courier-Jrnl. (Louisville, Kentucky) (Nexis) 17 Oct. 10 a Did you know..That mellivorous means eating or living on honey? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1801
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