limivorous

adjective

li·​miv·​o·​rous

(ˈ)lī¦miv(ə)rəs

: swallowing mud for the organic matter contained in it

Word History

Etymology

probably from (assumed) New Latin limivorus, from Late Latin limi- (from Latin limus mud) + Latin -vorus -vorous; akin to Latin linere to smear

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