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Feeding on worms.
The venoms of some vermivorous species contain proteolytic enzymes which cause local necrosis at the site of injection in vertebrates.
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Vermivorous — Ver*miv o*rous, a. [L. vermis a worm + vorare to devour: cf. F. vermivore.] (Zo[ o]l.) Devouring worms; feeding on worms; as, vermivorous birds. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vermivorous — ver·miv·o·rous (vər mĭvʹər əs) adj. Feeding on worms or insect vermin. Used of a bird. * * * … Universalium
vermivorous — eating worms Feeding and Eating … Phrontistery dictionary
vermivorous — a. Worm eating, worm devouring … New dictionary of synonyms
vermivorous — ver·miv·o·rous … English syllables
vermivorous — /vɜˈmɪvərəs/ (say ver mivuhruhs) adjective worm eating …
vermivorous — adj. feeding on worms … Useful english dictionary
Anomoepus — Positive casts of Grallator (A) and Anomoepus (B) tracks at Moyeni Trace fossil classification … Wikipedia
vermivore — noun A vermivorous creature, one that eats worms … Wiktionary
Feeding and Eating — Like many people, I enjoy eating perhaps too much so. This list of 113 words describes different things one could eat, although a human would have to be pretty desperate to eat lice or limestone. Then again, I ve eaten at McDonald s hundreds of… … Phrontistery dictionary
