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Bac-ter-i-voresOriginally Posted by sergtab
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- 28-Sep-2008, 08:41 #1
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Bacterivores Bacterivores
How should I pronounce this word? Where is the stress? Thank you!
- 28-Sep-2008, 12:47 #2
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- 28-Sep-2008, 15:09 #3
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Re: Bacterivores It's not a word I've ever had cause to say, but if I heard it I'd expect the stress to fall on the second syllable, and that vowel to be /e/ rather than /i:/.
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- 29-Sep-2008, 06:58 #4
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Re: Bacterivores It reminds me of the word - bacteria.
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- 29-Sep-2008, 12:41 #5
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Re: Bacterivores Originally Posted by thedaffodils It reminds me of the word - bacteria.
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like other -vore words: omnivore, carnivore, herbivore...
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- 29-Sep-2008, 15:31 #6
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Re: Bacterivores Thus, according to the word formation, bacterivores might refer to something that eats bacteria. Originally Posted by BobK like other -vore words: omnivore, carnivore, herbivore...
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- 29-Sep-2008, 15:49 #7
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Re: Bacterivores Yup. Originally Posted by thedaffodils Thus, according to the word formation, bacterivores might refer to something that eats bacteria.
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