viscivorus

Latin

Etymology

From viscum (“mistletoe”) + vorō (“to devour”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /u̯isˈki.u̯o.rus/, [u̯ɪs̠ˈkiu̯ɔrʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /viʃˈʃi.vo.rus/, [viʃˈʃiːvorus]

Adjective

viscivorus (feminine viscivora, neuter viscivorum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (New Latin) mistletoe-eating

Usage notes
  • Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not normally in inflected forms other than the nominative singular.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative viscivorus viscivora viscivorum viscivorī viscivorae viscivora
Genitive viscivorī viscivorae viscivorī viscivorōrum viscivorārum viscivorōrum
Dative viscivorō viscivorō viscivorīs
Accusative viscivorum viscivoram viscivorum viscivorōs viscivorās viscivora
Ablative viscivorō viscivorā viscivorō viscivorīs
Vocative viscivore viscivora viscivorum viscivorī viscivorae viscivora
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