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Italian
Etymology
From Latin mel, mellis (“honey”) + -voro (“-eating”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /melˈli.vo.ro/
- Rhymes: -ivoro
- Hyphenation: mel‧lì‧vo‧ro
Adjective
mellivoro (feminine mellivora, masculine plural mellivori, feminine plural mellivore)
- mellivorous
- Synonym: mellifago
Further reading
- mellivoro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana