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panivorous

American  
[pa-niv-er-uhs] / pæˈnɪv ər əs /

adjective

  1. subsisting on bread; bread-eating.

Etymology

Origin of panivorous

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

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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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