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electrovore

/ɪˈlɛktɹəvɔː(ɹ)/

electrovore noun: an organism or entity which feeds on electricity.

Noun

electrovore (plural electrovores)

  1. An organism or entity which feeds on electricity.
    • In Cosmos, Carl Sagan speculates on the existence of extraterrestrial civilisations, which he characterises pretentiously by means of hypothetical summaries such as: "cryogen supercooled electrovores with neutron crystal dense packing and modular starminers ..."1984 November 8, Peter Forbes, “The silicon solution”, in New Scientist
    • ! WE DO NOT CONSUME EARTH FOOD. WE ARE ELECTROVORES. IF YOU
      ! HAVE A SURGE PROTECTOR WE WOULD BE MOST OBLIGED.1998 October 30, Rollin Thomas, “New Borg Graduate Student.”, in talk.bizarre (Usenet)

Forms of electrovore

pluralelectrovores

Origin of electrovore

From electro- + -vore.

Questions about electrovore

What does electrovore mean?
Electrovore means an organism or entity which feeds on electricity.
What part of speech is electrovore?
Electrovore is a noun.
How do you pronounce electrovore?
Electrovore is pronounced /ɪˈlɛktɹəvɔː(ɹ)/.
What is the plural of electrovore?
The plural of electrovore is electrovores.

Words near electrovore in the dictionary

  1. electrovibrational
  2. electrovibrations
  3. electroviscosity
  4. electroviscous
  5. electrovital
  6. electrovore
  7. electrovores
  8. electrowave
  9. electroweak
  10. electroweak interaction
  11. electroweakino

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