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fungivorous

/fʌnˈd͡ʒɪvɜɹəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fun-giv-o-rous
IPA
/fʌnˈd͡ʒɪvɜɹəs/
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Feeding on fungi.

Etymology

From fungi + -vorous.

Synonyms

mycophagous

Rhymes With

carnivorous omnivorous herbivorous insectivorous piscivorous frugivorous sanguinivorous oryzivorous graminivorous granivorous aurivorous baccivorous

Questions

How do you pronounce fungivorous?
The recorded pronunciation is /fʌnˈd͡ʒɪvɜɹəs/.
What does fungivorous mean?
Feeding on fungi.
Where does fungivorous come from?
From fungi + -vorous.

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