单词 | limivorous |
释义 | limivorous[ lahy-miv-er-uhs ] / laɪˈmɪv ər əs / adjective Ecology.of or relating to animals, usually worms or bivalves, that ingest earth or mud to extract the organic matter from it. Origin of limivorous<Latin līm(us) slime, mud + -i- + -vorous, perhaps on the model of limicolous Words nearby limivorouslimit order, limit point, limitrophe, limit-state design, limit switch, limivorous, limmer, limn, limner, limnetic, limnology Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for limivorouslimivorous / (lɪˈmɪvərəs) / adjective(of certain invertebrate animals) feeding on mud Word Origin for limivorousC19: from Latin līmus mud + -vorous Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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