| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Gold-devouring.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb aurivorously.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (aurivorously) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective aurivorous.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "AURIVOROUS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
| Etymology:Aurivorous \Au*riv"o*rous\, adjective. [Latin expression aurum gold vorare to devour.]. (references) |
