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Mucivore

Mu-ci-vō-re, n. pl.

nounplural

n. pl. See MUCIVORE.

Mū'ci-vōre, n.

noun

n. [Lat. mucus, slime, mucus, and vorare, to devour.] (Entom.) One of a family of dipterous insects, including those which feed upon the mucus or juices of plants, and the like. Brande.