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Meaning of MUCIVORE

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Mu"ci*vore\ (m[=u]"s[i^]*v[=o]r), n. [L. mucus slime,
mucus + vorare to devour.] (Zo["o]l.)
An insect which feeds on mucus, or the sap of plants, as
certain Diptera, of the tribe {Mucivora}.
 
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