-vora

1. a combining form meaning “ones that eat” what is specified by the initial element, used especially in the names of zoological orders.

   Carnivora.

Word History and Origins

Origin of -vora¹

< Latin, neuter plural of -vorus -vorous

Example Sentences

KAJ are the first Finnish act to represent Sweden at the Eurovision, hailing from the coastal town of Vörå, where Swedish is still the main language.

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The song, performed in the Vörå dialect, is a radical departure from Sweden's tried and tested formula of slick pop anthems.

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The remaining 24% is owned by Congress leaders, including Motilal Vora and Sam Pitroda.

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Neeta Vora, a maternal-fetal medicine specialist and clinical geneticist at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill who wasn’t involved in the study, hopes this discovery will heighten awareness among obstetricians who are prescribing this screening test daily, and who may not realize the potential gravity of certain results for their patients.

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During the patient’s pregnancy “we were kind of scratching our heads” about what could be going on, Vora says.

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