Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Devouring algæ; feeding on seaweeds: applied to sirenians, as the manatee and the dugong, which have this habit.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Zoöl.) Eating fucus or other seaweeds.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or relating to an
organism which feeds primarily onseaweeds .
Etymologies
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From Ancient Greek φῦκος (phukos, "seaweed"), and -vorous.
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