- apivorous
- apivorous apivorous adj. 1. feeding on bees; bee-eating. [WordNet 1.5]
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apivorous — [ā piv′ə rəs] adj. [< L apis, bee + VOROUS] feeding on bees, as some birds … English World dictionary
apivorous — adjective feeding on bees • Similar to: ↑insectivorous * * * (ˈ)ā|pivərəs adjective Etymology: probably from French apivore, from api + vore vorous : bee eating apivorous birds * * * /ay piv euhr euhs/, adj. Zool. feeding on bees, as certain… … Useful english dictionary
apivorous — adj. [L. apis, honeybee; vorare, devour] Refers to feeding on bees … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
apivorous — /ay piv euhr euhs/, adj. Zool. feeding on bees, as certain birds. [ < L api(s) bee + VOROUS] * * * … Universalium
apivorous — adjective That feeds on bees … Wiktionary
apivorous — eating bees Feeding and Eating … Phrontistery dictionary
apivorous — apiv·o·rous … English syllables
apivorous — /eɪˈpɪvərəs/ (say ay pivuhruhs) adjective feeding on bees, as certain birds. {Latin api(s) bee + vorous} …
apivorous — a. eating bees … Dictionary of difficult words
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
