Vore Flashcards

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Voracious

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Adj.
craving or consuming large quantities of food
- Brown and rainbow trout, not native at higher elevations, are voracious consumers of tadpoles.

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Vore

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Latin, eat greedily

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Carnivorous

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Adj.
flesh-eating
- Prepare to be eaten alive if you ever come in contact with a carnivorous plant.

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Devour

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V.
to swallow or eat up hungrily, voraciously, or ravenously.
- My baby brother devoured his chocolate cake like he was hungrier than a hungry hippo.

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Omnivorous

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Adj.
eating both animal and plant foods, eating all kinds of foods indiscriminately.
-The human body is optimized for a omnivorous diet including carbohydrates, vegetables, meat and dairy.

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Herbivore

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N.
feeding on plants
- The herbivores get energy from eating plants.

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