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ferrivorous

ferrivorous adjective: that eats or consumes iron.

Adjective

ferrivorous (comparative more ferrivorous, superlative most ferrivorous)

  1. That eats or consumes iron.

Forms of ferrivorous

comparativemore ferrivorous
superlativemost ferrivorous

Questions about ferrivorous

What does ferrivorous mean?
Ferrivorous means that eats or consumes iron.
What part of speech is ferrivorous?
Ferrivorous is an adjective.

Words near ferrivorous in the dictionary

  1. ferritinophagy
  2. ferritins
  3. ferritization
  4. ferritoid
  5. ferritungstite
  6. ferrivorous
  7. Ferrières-en-Bray
  8. Ferro
  9. Ferro meridian
  10. ferro rod
  11. ferro rods

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