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pupivorous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pupiv-o-rous
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Feeding on the pupae (or larvae) of insects.

Etymology

From pupa + -i- + Latin vorare (“to devour”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Frequently Paired Words

larvivorous

Questions

What does pupivorous mean?
Feeding on the pupae (or larvae) of insects.
Where does pupivorous come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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