Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

radicivorous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
radi-civ-o-rous
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That feeds on plant roots.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From radic- + -i- + -vorous, from Latin rādīc-, oblique stem of rādīx.

Origin

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Questions

What does radicivorous mean?
That feeds on plant roots.
Where does radicivorous come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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