limivorous

American

[lahy-miv-er-uhs] / laɪˈmɪv ər əs /

adjective

Ecology.

of or relating to animals, usually worms or bivalves, that ingest earth or mud to extract the organic matter from it.

limivorous British

/ lɪˈmɪvərəs /

adjective

(of certain invertebrate animals) feeding on mud

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Etymology

Origin of limivorous

< Latin līm ( us ) slime, mud + -i- + -vorous, perhaps on the model of limicolous

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