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Webster 1913 Edition


Granivorous

Gra-niv′o-rous

,
Adj.
[L.
granum
grain +
vorare
to devour: cf. F.
granivore
.]
Eating grain; feeding or subsisting on seeds;
as, granivorous birds
.
Gay.

Webster 1828 Edition


Granivorous

GRANIV'OROUS

,
Adj.
[L. granum, grain, and voro, to eat.]
Eating grain; feeding or subsisting on seeds; as granivorous birds.
Grannam, for grandam, a grandmother. [Vulgar.]

Definition 2024


granivorous

granivorous

English

Adjective

granivorous

  1. grain and seed eating.

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