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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

faunivore en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English fauna Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *gʷorh₃éh₂ Proto-Italic *worā Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin vorōder. English -vore English faunivore From fauna + -vore.

Meanings

  1. Any animal that eats other animals.

Forms

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Relateds

faunivorous · hypercarnivore · faunivory · carnivore