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-vorous

a combining form meaning “eating, gaining sustenance from” that specified by the initial element: carnivorous.

Origin:
< L -vorus devouring; see -ous
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-vorous 
comb form meaning "eating," from L. -vorous, from stem of vorare "to devour" (see voracious).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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