-voru

Is-suffiss -voru ġej mil-Latin, preċiżament mill-kelma "vorare", li tfisser taħtaf u tibla l-ikel u jintuża biex jiġu ffurmati nomi jew aġġettivi li jindikaw annimali b'tipi ta' dieti differenti.

Il-lista ta' hawn taħt fiha l-kliem li jispiċċaw bis-suffiss -voru u hemm indikat ukoll x'tip ta' dieta u minn liema sura ta' ikel tikkonsisti.

Erbivoru - pjanti
Detritivoru - materjal f'dekompożizzjoni
Folivoru - weraq
Fruġivoru jew Frottivoru - frott
Granivoru - żrieragħ
Ħumivoru - ħumus, il-materjal organiku tal-ħamrija
Insettivoru - insetti
Karnivoru - laħam
Limnivoru - tajn
Nektarivoru - nektar
Mikovoru - fungi
Mukivoru - linfa (likwidi) tal-pjanti
Omnivoru - pjanti u laħam
Palinivoru jew Pollinivoru - trab dakkari
Pixxivoru - ħut
Sangwinivoru - demm.

Ara Ukoll
-faġija

Referenzi
Burton, N. H. K. (2002). Red Grouse chick eaten by sheep. Brit. Birds 95: 87.
Furness, R. W. (1988). The predation of tern chicks by sheep. Bird Study 35: 199-202.
 Scharfetter C, Hagenbuchner K. Blutdurst als Symptom. Ein seltsamer Fall von Bluttrinken. Psychiatr Neurol (Basel). 1967;154(5):288-310.' 
 Ciprandi, A; Horn, F; Termignoni, C. Saliva of hematophagous animals: source of new anticoagulants. Rev. Bras. Hematol. Hemoter., 2003, vol.25, no.4, p.250-262 PDF full text
 Markwardt F. Hirudin as alternative anticoagulant -- a historical review. Semin Thromb Hemost. 2002 Oct;28(5):405-14. Medline abstract
 Ribeiro JM. Blood-feeding arthropods: live syringes or invertebrate pharmacologists? Infect Agents Dis. 1995 Sep;4(3):143-52. Medline abstract
Elphick, C, JB Dunning, Jr. and DA Sibley.(eds.) 2001. The Sibley Guide to Bird Life and Behavior. Alfred A. Knopf, New York.
Brown, J. H., Reichman, O. J. and Davidson, D. W. 1979. Granivory in desert ecosystems. – Annu. Rev. Ecol. Syst. 10: 201–227.
MacMahon, J. A., Mull, J. F. and Crist, T. O. 2000. Harvester ants (Pogonomyrmex spp.): their community and ecosystem influences. – Annu. Rev. Ecol. Syst. 31: 265–291.

Link Esterni
San Diego Zoo artiklu fuq "vores"
 Detritivores fl-akwarji
 Galun, R. Evolution of Hematophagy
 Beaty, LC. Host-Seeking Behavior in Hematophagous Mosquitoes
 Biopharm. Company specialised in providing medicinal leeches.

Category:Bijoloġija
Category:Prefissi u Suffissi fil-Bijoloġija