LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
suffixfirst/second-declension suffix

-vorus

-vorus (feminine -vora, neuter -vorum)
Classical[wɔ.rʊs]Ecclesiastical[vo.rus]

Meaning

  1. morphemesuffix-eating, -devouring
    carō (stem carn-) + -vorus → carnivorus
    omnis + -vorus → omnivorus

Origins

From vorō (“to devour, to eat greedily”) + -us (forming adjectives).

Descendants
  • English-vore
  • English-vorous
  • French-vore
  • Italian-voro
  • Romanian-vor
  • Sicilian-vuru

Quick answers

What does -vorus mean in Latin?
-vorus, a suffix, means “-eating, -devouring”.
How do you pronounce -vorus?
In classical Latin, [wɔ.rʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [vo.rus].