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seminivorous

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sem⋅i⋅niv⋅or⋅ous

  [sem-uh-niv-er-uhs]
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–adjective
feeding on seeds: seminivorous birds.
Origin:
1680–90; < L sēmin- (s. of sēmen) seed, semen + - i- + -vorous
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sem·i·niv·o·rous   (sěm'ə-nĭv'ər-əs)   
adj.  Feeding on seeds: seminivorous birds.

[Latin sēmen, sēmin-, seed; see semen + -vorous.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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