Aurivorous

/ɔːˈrɪvərəs/ adjective

Definition

Feeding on or consuming gold; a theoretical or metaphorical term for organisms or processes that incorporate gold.

Etymology

From Latin aureus or aurum 'gold' combined with -vorous from vorare 'to devour.' This is an extremely rare or theoretical term, likely used in specialized chemistry or literature.

Kelly Says

This word is so rare that even most dictionaries don't include it—it's the kind of word a poet or chemist invents when they need to describe something that eats or absorbs gold, which almost nothing actually does.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
aurivorous
አውሪቫርስ (aw-ree-var-is)
ARالعربية
aurivorous
أوريفورس (aw-ree-vor-us)
BNবাংলা
aurivorous
অরিভোরাস (aw-ree-vor-us)
CACatalà
aurivorous
aw-ree-vor-us
CSČeština
aurivorous
aw-ree-vor-us
DADansk
aurivorous
aw-ree-vor-us
DEDeutsch
aurivorous
aw-ree-vor-us
ELΕλληνικά
aurivorous
αυριβόρος (aw-ree-vo-ros)
ESEspañol
aurivorous
aw-ree-vor-us
FAفارسی
aurivorous
اورِفورس (aw-ree-vor-us)
FISuomi
aurivorous
aw-ree-vor-us
FRFrançais
aurivorous
aw-ree-vor-us
GUGU
aurivorous
aw-ree-vor-us
HAHA
aurivorous
aw-ree-vor-us
HEעברית
aurivorous
אורי-בורס (aw-ree-vor-us)
HIहिन्दी
aurivorous
ऑरिवोरस (aw-ree-vor-us)
HUMagyar
aurivorous
aw-ree-vor-us
IDBahasa Indonesia
aurivorous
aw-ree-vor-us
IGIG
aurivorous
aw-ree-vor-us
ITItaliano
aurivorous
aw-ree-vor-us
JA日本語
aurivorous
アウリヴォラス (aurīvorasu)
KKKK
aurivorous
ауриво́рус (aw-ree-vor-us)
KMKM
aurivorous
អូរិវរុស (aw-ree-vor-us)
KO한국어
aurivorous
아우리보러스 (aw-ree-bo-ro-su)
MRMR
aurivorous
ऑरिवोरस (aw-ree-vor-us)
MSBahasa Melayu
aurivorous
aw-ree-vor-us
MYမြန်မာ
aurivorous
အောရိဗိုရပ် (aw-ree-vor-ap)
NLNederlands
aurivorous
aw-ree-vor-us
NONorsk
aurivorous
aw-ree-vor-us
PAPA
aurivorous
ਔਰਿਵੋਰਸ (aw-ree-vor-us)
PLPolski
aurivorous
aw-ree-vor-us
PTPortuguês
aurivorous
aw-ree-vor-us
RORomână
aurivorous
aw-ree-vor-us
RUРусский
aurivorous
ауриво́рус (avrivorus)
SVSvenska
aurivorous
aw-ree-vor-us
SWKiswahili
aurivorous
aw-ree-vor-us
TAதமிழ்
aurivorous
ஆரிவோரஸ் (aw-ree-vor-as)
TEతెలుగు
aurivorous
ఆరివోరస్ (aw-ree-vor-as)
THไทย
aurivorous
ออริโวเรส (aw-ree-vor-es)
TLTL
aurivorous
aw-ree-vor-us
TRTürkçe
aurivorous
aw-ree-vor-us
UKУкраїнська
aurivorous
ауриво́рус (aw-ree-vor-us)
URاردو
aurivorous
اورِفورس (aw-ree-vor-us)
VITiếng Việt
aurivorous
aw-ree-vor-us
YOYO
aurivorous
aw-ree-vor-us
ZH中文
aurivorous
奥里沃鲁斯 (ào lǐ wō lǔ sī)
ZUZU
aurivorous
aw-ree-vor-us

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