Mucivore

(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 1:19:12

Mu"ci*vore (?), n. [L. mucus slime, mucus + vorare to devour.] Zool.

An insect which feeds on mucus, or the sap of plants, as certain Diptera, of the tribe Mucivora.

 

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