viscivorus

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /u̯isˈki.u̯o.rus/, [u̯ɪs̠ˈkiu̯ɔrʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate 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.

	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	viscivorus	viscivora	viscivorum		viscivorī	viscivorae	viscivora
genitive	viscivorī	viscivorae	viscivorī		viscivorōrum	viscivorārum	viscivorōrum
dative	viscivorō	viscivorae	viscivorō		viscivorīs
accusative	viscivorum	viscivoram	viscivorum		viscivorōs	viscivorās	viscivora
ablative	viscivorō	viscivorā	viscivorō		viscivorīs
vocative	viscivore	viscivora	viscivorum		viscivorī	viscivorae	viscivora