graminivorous
/ɡɹæmɪˈnɪvəɹəs/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "We passed a large jaguar, glaring fiercely at a calf ten feet from him; […] Had we powder to waste, we would certainly have rid the graminivorous from many of their carnivorous neighbours, but we were now entering a tract of country celebrated for the depredations of the Texians and Buggles free bands, and every charge of powder thrown away was a chance the less, in case of a fight."
- ""Bitzer," said Thomas Gradgrind. "Your definition of a horse." / "Quadruped. Graminivorous. Forty teeth; namely, twenty-four grinders, four eye-teeth, and twelve incisive. Sheds coat in the spring; in marshy countries, sheds hoofs, too. Hoofs hard, but requiring to be shod with iron. Age known by marks in mouth." Thus (and much more) Bitzer."
- "If woman had a free hand in the world's marketing the race would become graminivorous."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: *gʰreh₁-
Inflected Forms
more graminivorous (comparative)
most graminivorous (superlative)