Meaning: swallow
Root word: Latin vorare, vorax
Roots with similar meanings:
- phag- meaning “eat”
Roots with opposite meanings:
Roots that could be confused:
- ver- meaning “true” (veracity vs. voracity)
- vari- meaning “vary”
- vert- meaning “turn”
Notes: Nouns ending in “-vore” can be changed to adjectives ending in “-vorous”. The words “flavor” and “savor” are not derived from this root. Vortex is derived from “vert”.
Derived English Words
Commonly encountered words are in bold.
Carnivore – An organism that primarily eats meat.
Herbivore – An organism that primarily consumes plants.
Omnivore – An organism that eats both plants and animals.
Insectivore – An organism that primarily feeds on insects.
Folivore – An organism that specializes in eating leaves.
Frugivore – An organism that primarily consumes fruit.
Granivore – An organism that primarily eats seeds or grains.
Nectarivore – An organism that primarily consumes nectar.
Detritivore – An organism that feeds on dead organic material, particularly decomposing plants and animals.
Locavore – A person who primarily consumes locally sourced food.
Piscivore – An organism that primarily eats fish.
Planktivore – An organism that primarily feeds on plankton.
Vermivore – An organism that primarily feeds on worms.
Xylivore – An organism that eats wood (e.g., termites).
Lignivore – An organism that consumes wood or woody material.
Fungivore – An organism that primarily consumes fungi.
Bacterivore – An organism that feeds on bacteria.
Palynivore – An organism that primarily consumes pollen.
Sanguivore – An organism that feeds on blood (e.g., some insects, leeches).
Coprovore – An organism that consumes feces (e.g., dung beetles).
Devour – To eat something quickly and eagerly, often implying intense hunger or greed.
Voracious – Having an insatiable or very eager appetite, either for food or other things.
Voracity – The quality or state of being voracious; extreme hunger or eagerness.
Other Uses
Links
List of Greek and Latin roots in English – Wikipedia
Other Roots Used in These Words
| Root | Meaning |
| carn- | flesh |
| copr- | dung |
| foli- | leaves |
| frug- | fruit |
| fung- | fungus |
| gran- | seed, grain |
| herb- | grass |
| lign- | wood |
| loc- | place |
| omni- | all |
| palyn- | pollen |
| pisc- | fish |
| sanguin- | blood |
| trit- | rub, wear |
| verm- | worm |
| xyl- | wood |
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