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The word ending -vore comes from the Latin word vorare, which means "to eat, to devour." You've probably heard of a carnivore, a herbivore and an omnivore, but English contains many more words ending in -vore to describe different kinds of eaters—and some of them might surprise you! Have fun increasing your vocabulary with these -vore words.
carnivore
Definition: An animal that eats mainly or only meat.
Word origin: Latin carnis (meat) + -vore
folivore
Definition: An animal that eats mainly leaves.
Word origin: Latin folium (leaf) + -vore
frugivore
Definition: An animal that eats mainly fruits.
Word origin: Latin fructus (fruit) + -vore
granivore
Definition: An animal that eats seeds and grains.
Word origin: Latin granum (grain) + -vore
insectivore
Definition: An animal that eats mainly insects.
Word origin: Latin insectum (insect) + -vore
herbivore
Definition: An animal that eats plant-based foods.
Word origin: Latin herba (small plant or herb) + -vore
locavore
Definition: A person who eats only food that is locally grown or locally raised.
Word origin: local + -vore
omnivore
Definition: An animal that eats both plants and animals.
Word origin Latin omnis (all, everything) + -vore
photovore
Definition: A solar-powered robot that "feeds" on light.
Word origin: Greek phos, photos (light) + -vore
piscivore
Definition: An animal that eats mainly fish.
Word origin: Latin piscis (fish) + -vore.
planktivore
Definition: An animal that feeds mainly on plankton.
Word origin: plankton + -vore
