lignivorous
lignivorous adjective: that feeds on wood.
Adjective
lignivorous (comparative more lignivorous, superlative most lignivorous)
- That feeds on wood.
Forms of lignivorous
| comparative | more lignivorous |
|---|---|
| superlative | most lignivorous |
Origin of lignivorous
From Latin lignum (“wood”) + -vorous.
Words that rhyme with lignivorous
- omnivorous
- carnivorous
- insectivorous
- algivorous
- amphivorous
- aphidivorous
- aurivorous
- baccivorous
- canivorous
- detritivorous
- equivorous
- fructivorous
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- frugivorous
- fucivorous
- fungivorous
- graminivorous
- granivorous
- herbivorous
- hominivorous
- larvivorous
- lichenivorous
- nectarivorous
- oryzivorous
- ovivorous
- phytivorous
- piscivorous
- planktivorous
- plantivorous
- plurivorous
- pollinivorous
- ranivorous
- sanguinivorous
- sanguivorous
- seminivorous
- uncarnivorous
- vegetivorous
- vermivorous
- zooplanktivorous
Questions about lignivorous
- What does lignivorous mean?
- Lignivorous means that feeds on wood.
- What part of speech is lignivorous?
- Lignivorous is an adjective.
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