pupivorous
English
adj
Definitions
- (zoology) Feeding on the pupae of insects.
Etymology
Affix from English pupa derived from Latin vorare (devour, eat greedily).
Origin
Latin
vorare
Gloss
devour, eat greedily
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -vore English
- phytivorous English
- prepupa English
- pseudopupa English
- pupa English
- pupadom English
- pupal English
- pupiform English
- pupigerous English
- pupoid English
- semipupa English
- pūpa Latin
- vorare Latin
- *gʷerh₃- Proto-Indo-European