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单词 piperivorous
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piperivorousadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin piperivorus , -ous suffix.
Etymology: < scientific Latin piperivorus, specific name ( Linnaeus Systema Naturæ (ed. 10, 1758) 103; < classical Latin piper pepper n. + -i- -i- connective + -vorus : see -vorous comb. form) + -ous suffix. N.E.D.(1907) gives the pronunciation as (pipĕri·vŏrəs) /pɪpəˈrɪvərəs/.
Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
That feeds on pepper.In quot. 1800 a mistake for scientific Latin piperivorus.
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piperivorous1858
1800 Naturalist's Pocket Mag. 5 at Green toucan In subsequent editions of the Systema Naturæ, it has received a specific name, and is the Ramphastos Piperivorous, of Linnæus and Gmelin.]
1858 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) 968/2 Piperivorus, living on pepper, as the Rhamphastos piperivorus: piperivorous.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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