Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

-vorous

/vəɹəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: -vorous
IPA: /vəɹəs/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

forming adjectives with the sense of ‘habitually eating, feeding on’

Etymology

From Latin -vorus, equivalent to -vore + -ous.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Prefix: -vore
Root: *gʷerh₃-, -vorus
Suffix: -ous

Inflected Forms

more -vorous (comparative) most -vorous (superlative)

Derived Forms

carnivorous graminivorous herbivorous infovorous locavorous plurivorous

Phrases

-vore -phagous

Frequently Paired Words

-vore -phagous

Questions

How do you pronounce -vorous?: The recorded pronunciation is /vəɹəs/.
What does -vorous mean?: forming adjectives with the sense of ‘habitually eating, feeding on’
Where does -vorous come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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