-voru

Tigra Panthera spp. eżempju ta' mammiferu Karnivoru

Għażżien jew Bradipu Bradypus spp. eżempju ta' mammiferu Folivoru

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.

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.