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单词 mucivorous
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mucivorousadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Mucivorae , -ous suffix.
Etymology: < scientific Latin Mucivorae (see mucivore n.) + -ous suffix. Compare slightly later mucivore n.R. G. Mayne (see quot. 1857) gives a Latin form mucivorus.
Entomology. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
Feeding on the mucilaginous juices of plants, as certain dipteran insects.
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1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Mucivorus, devouring or eating mucus..: mucivorous.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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