How to pronounce granivore
American English pronunciation
GRAY-nih-vor
- IPA
- /ˈɡɹeɪnɪˌvɔɹ/
- Syllables
- GRAY · nih · vor (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
- Also said
- GRAN-ih-vor
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What granivore means
An animal that eats mostly seeds and grains
In a sentence: A finch is a granivore, so it spends its days pecking at seeds.
Where it comes from: It is built from Latin parts meaning grain and to eat, like carnivore.
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