vermivorousadj.

Brit.

/vəːˈmɪv(ə)rəs/,

/vəˈmɪv(ə)rəs/, U.S.

/vərˈmɪv(ə)rəs/

Etymology: < modern Latin vermivorus worm-eating + -ous suffix. Compare French vermivore, Spanish vermivoro, Portuguese vermivoro.

Feeding on worms, grubs, or insect vermin; said esp. of certain birds.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > by eating habits > [adjective] > carnivorous > feeding on insects

insectivorous1661

vermivorous1704

aphidivorous1828

aphidiphagous1853

the world > animals > birds > actions or bird defined by > [adjective] > that eats specific things

vermivorous1704

thistle-feeding1906

1704 J. Harris Lexicon Technicum I Vermivorous, are such Animals, as Feed upon Worms.

1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. (at cited word) Vermivorous birds are very useful to the farmer.

1861 H. Macmillan Footnotes from Nature 172 Guano, the product of those vermivorous shore-birds which inhabit the desolate islands of the South Seas.

1870 P. Gillmore tr. L. Figuier Reptiles & Birds 344 They [sc. the Pressirostres] are mostly vermivorous; some, however, are granivorous or herbivorous.

Derivatives

verˈmivorousness n. ‘a worm-devouring nature’ (Bailey, 1730).

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	vermivorous
释义	vermivorousadj. Brit. /vəːˈmɪv(ə)rəs/, /vəˈmɪv(ə)rəs/, U.S. /vərˈmɪv(ə)rəs/ Etymology: < modern Latin vermivorus worm-eating + -ous suffix. Compare French vermivore, Spanish vermivoro, Portuguese vermivoro. Feeding on worms, grubs, or insect vermin; said esp. of certain birds. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by eating habits > [adjective] > carnivorous > feeding on insects insectivorous1661 vermivorous1704 aphidivorous1828 aphidiphagous1853 the world > animals > birds > actions or bird defined by > [adjective] > that eats specific things vermivorous1704 thistle-feeding1906 1704 J. Harris Lexicon Technicum I Vermivorous, are such Animals, as Feed upon Worms. 1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. (at cited word) Vermivorous birds are very useful to the farmer. 1861 H. Macmillan Footnotes from Nature 172 Guano, the product of those vermivorous shore-birds which inhabit the desolate islands of the South Seas. 1870 P. Gillmore tr. L. Figuier Reptiles & Birds 344 They [sc. the Pressirostres] are mostly vermivorous; some, however, are granivorous or herbivorous. Derivatives verˈmivorousness n. ‘a worm-devouring nature’ (Bailey, 1730). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1704
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