Usually means: Eats larvae as primary diet.
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  1. larvivorous: Wordnik
  2. larvivorous: Wiktionary
  3. larvivorous: Infoplease Dictionary
  4. larvivorous: Dictionary.com
  5. larvivorous: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words

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  1. larvivorous: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary

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▸ adjective:  (chiefly of fish) That feed on the larvae of insects

Similar:
gelativorous, iliophagous, ichthyovorous, ichthyophagous, benthivorous, piscivorous, cancrivorous, ileophagous, piscicolous, ichthyphagous, more...

Opposite:
non-larvivorous, larva-supporting, larva-nurturing

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Similar:
gelativorous, iliophagous, ichthyovorous, ichthyophagous, benthivorous, piscivorous, cancrivorous, ileophagous, piscicolous, ichthyphagous, more...

Opposite:
non-larvivorous, larva-supporting, larva-nurturing



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