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limivorous

limivorous adjective: eating mud or soil for organic matter in it.

Adjective

limivorous (not comparable)

  1. Eating mud or soil for organic matter in it.
    • The earthworm is a limivorous creature.

limivorous meaning in Tamil

limivorous in Tamil

சேறுண்ணுகின்ற

Origin of limivorous

Latin līmus (“mud”) + -vorous

Questions about limivorous

What does limivorous mean?
Limivorous means eating mud or soil for organic matter in it.
What is limivorous in Tamil?
Limivorous in Tamil is சேறுண்ணுகின்ற. See Limivorous meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is limivorous?
Limivorous is an adjective.

Words near limivorous in the dictionary

  1. limits inferior
  2. limits of positive stability
  3. limits out
  4. limits superior
  5. limitude
  6. limivorous
  7. limma
  8. Limmared
  9. limmas
  10. Limmat
  11. limme

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