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limivorous definition

li·mivo·rous (lī miv′ə rəs)

adjective

eating mud or earth for the organic matter in it, as earthworms do

Etymology: < L limus, mud, slime (see lime) + -vorous

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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