vorous- root words — words with the vorous- root

The root vorous- comes from Latin vorare, meaning to devour. 15 words in Dendril are built from it, including apivorous, baccivorous, carnivora, fructivorous, frugivorous, graminivorous, granivorous, nucivorous, ossivorous, piscivorous, radicivorous, ranivorous. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the vorous- root

Explore words with vorous- — words containing the vorous- root and sharing its sense of "to devour". Examples include apivorous, baccivorous, carnivora, fructivorous, frugivorous, graminivorous, granivorous, nucivorous, ossivorous, piscivorous, radicivorous, ranivorous. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The vorous- root means to devour, from Latin vorare. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.