-voru

Is-suffiss -voru ġej mil-Latin, preċiżament mil-kelma "vorare", li tfisser taħtaf u tibla l-ikel u użat biex jiffurmaw nomi jew aġġettivi li jinndikaw annimali b' tipi ta' dieti differenti.

Tigra Panthera spp. eżempju ta' mammiferu Karnivoru

Għażżien jew Bradipu Bradypus spp. eżempju ta' mammiferu Folivoru

Il-lista ta' hawn taħt fiha l-kliem li jispiċċaw bis-suffiss -voru u hemm indikat ukoll, x' tip ta' dieta u minn liema sura ta' ikel tikkonsisti.

• Erbivoru - pjanti
• Detritivoru - materjal f' dekomposizjoni
• Folivoru - weraq
• Fruġivoru jew Frottivoru - frott
• Granivoru - żrieragħ
• Humivoru - ħumus il-materjal organiku tal-ħamrijja
• Insettivoru - insetti
• Karnivoru - laħam
• Limnivoru - tajn
• Nektarivoru - nektar
• Mikovoru - fungi
• Mukivoru - linfa (liqwidi) tal-pjanti
• Omnivoru - pjanti u laħam
• Palinivoru jew Pollinivoru - pollini
• Pixxivoru - ħut
• Sangwinivoru - dehem

Ara Ukoll

• -faġija

Referenzi

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Link Esterni

• San Diego Zoo artiklu fuq "vores"
• Detritivores fl-akwarji
• Galun, R. Evolution of Hematophagy
• Beaty, LC. Host-Seeking Behavior in Hematophagous Mosquitoes
• Biopharm. Company specialised in providing medicinal leeches.