-vorous

1.
a combining form meaning “eating, gaining sustenance from” that specified by the initial element:
carnivorous.
Origin
< Latin -vorus devouring; see -ous
British Dictionary definitions for -vorous

-vorous

combining form
1.
feeding on or devouring: carnivorous
Derived Forms
-vore, combining_form:in_noun:countable
Word Origin
from Latin -vorus; related to vorāre to swallow up, devour
Word Origin and History for -vorous

word-forming element meaning "eating," from Latin -vorous, from stem of vorare "to devour" (see voracity).