"algivore" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: algivores [plural]
Etymology: From algae + -vore. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|algae|vore}} algae + -vore Head templates: {{en-noun}} algivore (plural algivores)
  1. An organism that consumes algae. Derived forms: macroalgivore Translations (organism that consumes algae): algożerca [masculine] (Polish)

Inflected forms

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