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photovores

photovores is the plural of photovore.

Meaning of photovore

Noun

photovore (plural photovores)

  1. A robot that is powered by solar cells and moves towards light to "feed".
    • Many of these robots are capable of tracking the sun like a photovore, and thus stay alive. At night, they go into a dormant state.1994, Edward Rietman, Genesis Redux: Experiments Creating Artificial Life

Questions about photovores

What is photovores the plural of?
Photovores is the plural of photovore.

Words near photovores in the dictionary

  1. photovoltaic cells
  2. photovoltaic effect
  3. photovoltaically
  4. photovoltaics
  5. photovore
  6. photovores
  7. photowalk
  8. photowalks
  9. photoworthy
  10. photowritten
  11. photoxidative

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