apivorous

apivorous
eating bees

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  • apivorous — adj. 1. feeding on bees; bee eating. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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 — 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

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