mucivore Ent. (ˈmjuːsɪvɔə(r)) [ad. mod.L. Mucivora neut. pl., f. mūc-us + -vor-us devouring.] A dipterous insect of the family Mucivora (Webster 1864). Hence muˈcivorous a., ‘feeding upon the juices of plants’ (Cent. Dict. 1890).
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