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Meaning of "limivorous" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LIMIVOROUS

From Latin līmus mud + -vorous.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LIMIVOROUS

limivorous  [lɪˈmɪvərəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LIMIVOROUS

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

WHAT DOES LIMIVOROUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of limivorous in the English dictionary

The definition of limivorous in the dictionary is feeding on mud.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LIMIVOROUS


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

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LIMIVOROUS

limited edition
limited liability
limited liability company
limited monarchy
limited partner
limited partnership
limited war
limited-stop bus
limitedly
limitedness
limiter
limites
limiting
limitingly
limitless
limitlessly
limitlessness
limitrophe
limits
limma

WORDS THAT END LIKE LIMIVOROUS

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 limivorous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «limivorous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LIMIVOROUS

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Translator English - Chinese

limivorous
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

limivorous
570 millions of speakers

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limivorous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

limivorous
380 millions of speakers
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limivorous
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

limivorous
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

limivorous
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

limivorous
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

limivorous
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Limivorous
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

limivorous
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

limivorous
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

limivorous
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Limivorous
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

limivorous
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

limivorous
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लबाडीचा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

limivorous
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

limivorous
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

limivorous
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

limivorous
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

limivorous
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

limivorous
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

limivorous
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

limivorous
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

limivorous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of limivorous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LIMIVOROUS»

The term «limivorous» is used very little and occupies the 171.347 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LIMIVOROUS» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LIMIVOROUS»

Discover the use of limivorous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to limivorous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Biology and Ecology of Shallow Coastal Waters: Proceedings ...
Spisula subtruncata Telttnidae Thracla papyracea Limivorous Limivorous Limivorous Limivorous Deposit feeder Deposit feeder Deposit feeder Deposit feeder Deposit feeder/predator Predator Predator Micro predator Predator Deposit ...
Anastasios Eleftheriou, Christopher Smith, Alan D. Ansell, 1995
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A Dictionary for Invertebrate Zoology:
... be eliminated or diminished in cleavage, thus producing clones of differing functional karyotypes. limiting factor Essential factor in the environment that is in short supply; thus limiting growth, some life process or population size. limivorous a.
Tim Williams, 2009
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Merentutkimuslaitoksen Julkaisu: Havsforskningsinstitutets ...
The proportion of selective deposit-feeders in the deep bottom samples is higher than the values obtained in Saltkällef jord and limivorous species constitute only a small percentage of the total number of specimens. According to an analysis ...
Merentutkimuslaitos, 1966
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Havsforskningsinstitutets skrift
The proportion of selective deposit-feeders in the deep bottom samples is higher than the values obtained in Saltkallefjord and limivorous species constitute only a small percentage of the total number of specimens. According to an analysis ...
‎1969
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Excession
x Limivorous (GSV, Ocean Class): This TM, this latest E, this I, this strange new object of concern: telic? ∞ x Wisdom Like Silence (GSV, Continent class): With immense respect to our highly esteemed colleague Limivorous and with full ...
Iain M. Banks, 2008
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The American Naturalist
... report of that voyage, published by the Academy ; many new genera and species arc established among the Amphiuomco; (the other higher groups were treated in previous volumes) ; and among the limivorous and sanguivorous divisions.
‎1870
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The Natural History of Biospeleology
The cannibalism of the adults which use the primary production of the environment by eating their own limivorous offspring is a response to the absence of other prey taxa and to the dry fasting period and may provide a partial explanation.
Ana Isabel Camacho, 1992
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Memorie Dell'Istituto Italiano Di Idrobiologia Dott. Marco ...
A distinct quantitative predominance is shown by groups' indicators of trophic condition: cladoceran micro-filter- feeders among fauna associated with vegetation; limivorous oligochaetes among fauna associated with the lake bottom (0.5-5-6 ...
‎1992
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A Dictionary of Entomology
LIMIVOROUS Adj. (Latin, limus I mud, slime + vorare I to devour) Mud eating. Descriptive of organisms that eat mud or soil for contained organic matter. LIMNEPHILIDAE Plural Noun. Northern Caddisflies. A numerically large, widespread ...
‎2011
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A Portuguese-English Dictionary
limivorous. limnantaceo -cea (adj., Bot.) limnanthaceous; (f.pl.) the Limnanthaceae (family of the meadowfoam or false- mermaid aquatic herbs). limnanto (m., Bot.) the genus (Limanthes) of meadow- foam. limnimetro (m.) limnometer. limnite ().
James Lumpkin Taylor, Priscilla Clark Martin, 1970

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