- seminivorous
- sem·i·niv·o·rous
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seminivorous
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seminivorous — /sem euh niv euhr euhs/, adj. feeding on seeds: seminivorous birds. [1680 90; < L semin (s. of semen) seed, SEMEN + I + VOROUS] * * * … Universalium
seminivorous — seed eating Feeding and Eating … Phrontistery dictionary
seminivorous — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|nivərəs adjective Etymology: probably from (assumed) New Latin seminivorus, from Latin semin , semen + i + vorus vorous : feeding on seeds … Useful english dictionary
Feeding and Eating — Like many people, I enjoy eating perhaps too much so. This list of 113 words describes different things one could eat, although a human would have to be pretty desperate to eat lice or limestone. Then again, I ve eaten at McDonald s hundreds of… … Phrontistery dictionary
seminal — a. pertaining to semen; pertaining to seed; capable of development; having wide creative influence. ♦ semination, n. sowing of seed. ♦ seminative, a. producing growth. ♦ seminiferal, ♦ seminiferous, ♦ seminific(al), a. producing… … Dictionary of difficult words
sem|i|niv|o|rous — «SEHM uh NIHV uhr uhs», adjective. eating or feeding on seeds: »seminivorous birds. ╂[< Latin sēmen, inis seed + vorāre devour + English ous] … Useful english dictionary
