panivorous

[ pa-niv-er-uhs ]

adjective
  1. subsisting on bread; bread-eating.

Origin of panivorous

1
First recorded in 1820–30; from Latin pān(is) “bread” + -i- + -vorous

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How to use panivorous in a sentence

  • At a time when man was "panivorous" and omnivorous, the craving for food was broken up into an infinity of petty ramifications.

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