Wordiyovor
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From Latin vorāre (to devour, eat greedily). Most visible in the -vore/-vorous words that classify eaters: carnivore (meat eater), herbivore (plant eater), omnivore (eats everything). Voracious means having an insatiable appetite — literally or figuratively. Devour (to eat up completely) comes through Old French from the same root. Voracity emphasizes the greed of consumption.
Associated Words
carnivore
An animal that feeds on meat; a meat-eater
carnivorous
Feeding on animals or insects
devour
To eat greedily; to consume or destroy completely
herbivore
An animal that eats mainly plants
herbivorous
Feeding chiefly on plants
omnivore
An animal or person that eats both plants and meat
omnivorous
Eating both plants and animals; having wide-ranging interests
voracious
Eating greedily; having an insatiable appetite for food or anything else
voracity
Extreme greediness in eating or desire