ranivorousadj.

Brit.

/rəˈnɪv(ə)rəs/,

/raˈnɪv(ə)rəs/, U.S.

/rəˈnɪv(ə)rəs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin ranivorus , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < scientific Latin ranivorus (1800 as a specific name; < classical Latin rāna frog (see ranid n.) + -vorus : see -vorous comb. form) + -ous suffix.

rare.

Of an animal, esp. a bird: that feeds on frogs. Also humorously of a French person.

ΘΚΠ

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

ophiophagous1650

ranivorous1801

batrachophagous1825

reptilivorous1852

serpentivorous1882

1801 J. Latham Gen. Synopsis Birds Suppl. II. (margin) 35 Ranivorous F[alcon].

1878 Fraser's Mag. 18 504 Frenchmen..were not the ranivorous and capering creatures they supposed.

1940 L. E. C. Hughes & C. F. Tweney Chambers's Techn. Dict. 702/1 Ranivorous (Zool.), feeding on frogs.

1996 Re: M813 in alt.religion.scientology (Usenet newsgroup) 20 Mar. Our ranivorous Continental chums.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	ranivorous
释义	ranivorousadj. Brit. /rəˈnɪv(ə)rəs/, /raˈnɪv(ə)rəs/, U.S. /rəˈnɪv(ə)rəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin ranivorus , -ous suffix. Etymology: < scientific Latin ranivorus (1800 as a specific name; < classical Latin rāna frog (see ranid n.) + -vorus : see -vorous comb. form) + -ous suffix. rare. Of an animal, esp. a bird: that feeds on frogs. Also humorously of a French person. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating specific substances or food > [adjective] > eating flesh > eating reptiles ophiophagous1650 ranivorous1801 batrachophagous1825 reptilivorous1852 serpentivorous1882 1801 J. Latham Gen. Synopsis Birds Suppl. II. (margin) 35 Ranivorous F[alcon]. 1878 Fraser's Mag. 18 504 Frenchmen..were not the ranivorous and capering creatures they supposed. 1940 L. E. C. Hughes & C. F. Tweney Chambers's Techn. Dict. 702/1 Ranivorous (Zool.), feeding on frogs. 1996 Re: M813 in alt.religion.scientology (Usenet newsgroup) 20 Mar. Our ranivorous Continental chums. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1801
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