ver|miv|o|rous

ver|miv|o|rous
ver|miv|o|rous «vur MIHV uhr uhs», adjective.
eating worms; feeding on worms, as certain birds.
[< Latin vermis worm + vorāre devour + English -ous]

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  • rous — ac·ti·noph·o·rous; ad·i·aph·o·rous; al·giv·o·rous; am·o·rous; am·phiv·o·rous; an·droph·o·rous; an·thoph·o·rous; an·u·rous; aphid·iv·o·rous; apiv·o·rous; apy·rous; ar·bo·rous; as·coph·o·rous; au·rous; bar·ba·rous; bar·ba·rous·ness; bi·fo·rous;… …   English syllables

  • miv — li·miv·o·rous; ver·miv·o·rous; …   English syllables

  • ver — ace·to·ver·a·trone; ad·ver·sar·ia; ad·ver·sa·tive; ad·ver·si·ty; ad·ver·sive; ad·ver·tis·a·ble; ad·ver·tise; ad·ver·tise·ment; ad·ver·tis·er; ai·ver; al·ka·ver·vir; all o·ver·ish; am·bi·ver·sion; an·do·ver; an·i·mad·ver·sion; an·ni·ver·sa·ry;… …   English syllables

  • vermivorous — ver·miv·o·rous …   English syllables

  • vermivorous — ver·miv·o·rous (vər mĭvʹər əs) adj. Feeding on worms or insect vermin. Used of a bird. * * * …   Universalium

  • o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… …   English syllables

  • Vermivorous — Ver*miv o*rous, a. [L. vermis a worm + vorare to devour: cf. F. vermivore.] (Zo[ o]l.) Devouring worms; feeding on worms; as, vermivorous birds. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • li — ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; acan·tho·ceph·a·li; acan·tho·li·mon; aceph·a·li·na; acet·y·li·za·tion; acho·li; ade·lo·spon·dy·li; ae·go·li·us; ae·o·li·an·ly; ae·tha·li·oid;… …   English syllables

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