limivorous

limivorous
/luy miv"euhr euhs/, adj. Ecol.
of or pertaining to animals, usually worms or bivalves, that ingest earth or mud to extract the organic matter from it.
[ < L lim(us) slime, mud + -I- + -VOROUS, perh. on the model of LIMICOLOUS]

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