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Meaning of "fucivorous" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FUCIVOROUS

From Greek phukos seaweed + -vorous.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FUCIVOROUS

fucivorous  [fjuːˈkɪvərəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FUCIVOROUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fucivorous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES FUCIVOROUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of fucivorous in the English dictionary

The definition of fucivorous in the dictionary is feeding on seaweed.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FUCIVOROUS


baccivorous
bækˈsɪvərəs
carnivorous
kɑːˈnɪvərəs
flavorous
ˈfleɪvərəs
frugivorous
fruːˈdʒɪvərəs
graminivorous
ˌɡræmɪˈnɪvərəs
granivorous
ɡræˈnɪvərəs
herbivorous
hɜːˈbɪvərəs
insectivorous
ˌɪnsɛkˈtɪvərəs
lignivorous
lɪɡˈnɪvərəs
limivorous
lɪˈmɪvərəs
mellivorous
mɪˈlɪvərəs
merdivorous
mɜːˈdɪvərəs
nucivorous
njuːˈsɪvərəs
omnivorous
ɒmˈnɪvərəs
ossivorous
ɒˈsɪvərəs
papaverous
pəˈpeɪvərəs
piscivorous
pɪˈsɪvərəs
ranivorous
rəˈnɪvərəs
savorous
ˈseɪvərəs
vermivorous
vɜːˈmɪvərəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FUCIVOROUS

fuchsia
fuchsin
fuchsine
fuchsite
fuci
fuck
fuck about
fuck buddy
fuck off
fuck up
fuck-all
fuck-up
fucker
fucking
fucking A
fuckoff
fuckup
fuckwit
fucoid
fucoidal

WORDS THAT END LIKE FUCIVOROUS

amorous
dangerous
decorous
dolorous
glamorous
humorous
indecorous
malodorous
microporous
nonporous
phosphorous
porous
rancorous
rigorous
sonorous
splendorous
stertorous
tumorous
unglamorous
vaporous
vigorous

Synonyms and antonyms of fucivorous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fucivorous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FUCIVOROUS

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Translator English - Chinese

fucivorous
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fucivorous
570 millions of speakers

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fucivorous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

fucivorous
380 millions of speakers
ar

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fucivorous
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

fucivorous
278 millions of speakers

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fucivorous
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

fucivorous
260 millions of speakers

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fucivorous
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Fucivorous
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

fucivorous
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

fucivorous
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

fucivorous
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fucivorous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

fucivorous
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

fucivorous
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फ्युसिवोरस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fucivorous
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fucivorous
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fucivorous
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

fucivorous
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fucivorous
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

fucivorous
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

fucivorous
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

fucivorous
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fucivorous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fucivorous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FUCIVOROUS»

The term «fucivorous» is barely ever used and occupies the 201.161 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FUCIVOROUS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fucivorous

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FUCIVOROUS»

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Handbook of Geological Terms: Geology and Physical Geography
Fucivorous (Lat. fucus, sea-weed, and were, I devour).-—-Literally “ fucuseating;" applied to animals that subsist on sea-weeds, e. g., the “ fucivorous mollusca," the “ fucivorous cetaceans," 8w. Fncoides (fucus, sea-weed, and ea'dox, likeness ).
David Page, 1865
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Handbook of Geological Terms and Geology
Fucivorous (Lat. fzwux, sea-weed, and com, I devour).—-Literally “ fucuseating; ” applied to animals that subsist on sea-weeds, e. g., the “fucivorous mollusca,” the “ fucivorous cetaceans,” &c. Fucoides (fucus, sea-weed, and eidos, likeness).
David PAGE (F.G.S.), 1865
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Handbook of geological terms, geology and physical geography
Fucivorous (Lat. foou, sea- weed, and novo, I devour). — Literally "fucus- eating;" applied to animals that subsist on sea-weeds, e.#.,the "fuci- vorous mollusca," the " fucivorous cetaceans," &c. Fucoides (fucus, sea-weed, and eidos, likeness).
David Page, 1865
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Annual of Scientific Discovery: Or, Year-book of Facts in ...
... of a large and peculiar fucivorous Sireninn — an amphibious animal like the Manatee, which Cuvier classified with his herbivorous Cetacea, and called Stelleria, after its discoverer. This animal inhabited the Siberian shores and the mouths ...
David Ames Wells, Samuel Kneeland, John Trowbridge, 1860
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Palæontology: Or A Systematic Summary of Extinct Animals and ...
... fucivorous Sirenian—an amphibious animal like the Manatee, which Cuvier classified with his herbivorous Cetacea, and called Stellerus, after its discoverer. This animal inhabited the Siberian shores and the mouths of the great rivers there ...
Richard Owen, 1861
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The Origins of English Words: A Discursive Dictionary of ...
... per I frontispice: frons, nebh frontispiece: irons, spek frontward: frons frost : preus fro ward: per I fructify: bhrud frugal: bhrud fruit: bhrud fruition: bhrud fruity: dheigh N 36 frumentaceous: bhrud frumenty: bhrud fry: bhereu fub: haifst fucivorous: ...
Joseph Twadell Shipley, 2009
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Spy
... visiting from Great Britain; Waldo's wallet; Waldo's cash; Waldo's credit cards; the radio from Waldo's car. If you find any of these items, please contact Waldo. Fuchsite, Fucivorous... Our Monthly Excerpts from The Oxford English Dictionary.
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Maryland and Virginia Medical Journal
Within the last century academicians of St. Petersburg and good naturalists have described and given figures of the bony and the perishable parts, including the alimentary canal of a large and peculiar fucivorous sirenian — an amphibious ...
‎1859
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On the anatomy of vertebrates
The pancreas in carnivorous Terrapins (Emys) is more bulky and compact in form than in the fucivorous Turtles ( Chelone). Thus in the vegetable-feeding Gopher the pancreas is -^-j^o of the total weight of the animal : whilst in the carnivorous ...
Richard Owen, 1866
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On the Anatomy of Vertebrates ...: Fishes and reptiles
The pancreas in carnivorous Terrapins (Emys) is more bulky and compact in form than in the fucivorous Turtles ( Chelone). Thus in the vegetable-feeding Gopher the pancreas is xsVsr of the total weight of the animal : whilst in the carnivorous ...
Richard Owen, 1866

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