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limivorous

[lahy-miv-er-uhs]

adjective

Ecology.

  1. of or relating to animals, usually worms or bivalves, that ingest earth or mud to extract the organic matter from it.

limivorous

/ ɪˈɪəə /

adjective

  1. (of certain invertebrate animals) feeding on mud

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Word History and Origins

Origin of limivorous1

< Latin ī ( us ) slime, mud + -i- + -vorous, perhaps on the model of limicolous
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Word History and Origins

Origin of limivorous1

C19: from Latin īus mud + -vorous

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