ovivorousadj.¹

Brit.

/əʊˈvɪv(ə)rəs/, U.S.

/oʊˈvɪv(ə)rəs/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ovi- comb. form¹, -vorous comb. form.

Etymology: < ovi- comb. form¹ + -vorous comb. form. Compare French ovivore (1868 in Littré), scientific Latin ovivorus (in Coluber ovivorus, Linnaeus 1758).

Chiefly Biology. Now rare.

Egg-eating; feeding on eggs.

ΘΚΠ

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

suck-egg1631

ovivorous1812

1812 R. Southey Omniana II. ccxlvi. 321 He was a great eater of eggs; one of his rhyming friends..expresses his astonishment at the Friar's ovivorous propensities.

1893 Science 21 July 41/1 The cackle of hens..is very liable to attract the attention of any ovivorous bird or beast to the probable presence of an egg.

1896 A. G. Butler Brit. Birds with their Nests & Eggs I. 20 Some individuals of the species have ovivorous tendencies.

1968 Rev. Appl. Entomol. A. 56 98 An ovivorous mite occurring in the galleries of Ips typographus.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

† ovivorousadj.²

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ovi- comb. form², -vorous comb. form.

Etymology: < ovi- comb. form² + -vorous comb. form.

Obsolete.

Sheep-eating.Apparently an isolated use.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating specific substances or food > [adjective] > eating flesh > eating other kinds of flesh

offivorous1713

ornithivorous1857

phthirophagous1858

ovivorous1865

1865 Sat. Rev. 12 Aug. 203/2 The present dearth [of meat] is supposed..to be partly due to an increased development of the bovivorous and ovivorous quality in our countrymen.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online September 2019).

单词	ovivorous
释义	ovivorousadj.¹ Brit. /əʊˈvɪv(ə)rəs/, U.S. /oʊˈvɪv(ə)rəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ovi- comb. form¹, -vorous comb. form. Etymology: < ovi- comb. form¹ + -vorous comb. form. Compare French ovivore (1868 in Littré), scientific Latin ovivorus (in Coluber ovivorus, Linnaeus 1758). Chiefly Biology. Now rare. Egg-eating; feeding on eggs. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating specific substances or food > [adjective] > eating eggs suck-egg1631 ovivorous1812 1812 R. Southey Omniana II. ccxlvi. 321 He was a great eater of eggs; one of his rhyming friends..expresses his astonishment at the Friar's ovivorous propensities. 1893 Science 21 July 41/1 The cackle of hens..is very liable to attract the attention of any ovivorous bird or beast to the probable presence of an egg. 1896 A. G. Butler Brit. Birds with their Nests & Eggs I. 20 Some individuals of the species have ovivorous tendencies. 1968 Rev. Appl. Entomol. A. 56 98 An ovivorous mite occurring in the galleries of Ips typographus. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † ovivorousadj.² Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ovi- comb. form², -vorous comb. form. Etymology: < ovi- comb. form² + -vorous comb. form. Obsolete. Sheep-eating.Apparently an isolated use. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating specific substances or food > [adjective] > eating flesh > eating other kinds of flesh offivorous1713 ornithivorous1857 phthirophagous1858 ovivorous1865 1865 Sat. Rev. 12 Aug. 203/2 The present dearth [of meat] is supposed..to be partly due to an increased development of the bovivorous and ovivorous quality in our countrymen. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < adj.¹1812adj.²1865
随便看	to take etc wing to take evasive action to take evidence to take example at to take example by to take example from to take example of to take exception to take exception against to take exception exceptions against to take experiment to take fancy to take farewell to take fash to take fee to take feeding to take feeding of to take fine to take fire to take five to take flesh and blood to take fley to take flight to take fong the cross to take for

ovivorousadj.1

† ovivorousadj.2

ovivorousadj.¹

† ovivorousadj.²