cepivorous & alliaphage

[prettygoodword]

cepivorous (seh-PI-vohr-uhs) - adj., (rare) onion-eating.

alliaphagous (AL-ee-a-fay-djuhs) - adj., (rare) garlic-eating.


The first shows up in invective, especially of the extended erudite sort. The latter is from Latin allium, garlic, and I assume the former is also Latin roots, but I couldn't prove it at the moment.


Thanks, WikiMedia!

Mmmm, garlic.

---L.

Comments

[thistleingrey]

Confused. -phagos is Greek, isn't it? -vorus is Latin.

(Allium is all the onions and leeks and garlics, but yes, Latin.)

No idea about cepi-, in any case; if you turn up something, please share!

[prettygoodword]

Yeah, alliaphagous is a mixed Latin-greek coinage. They ... happen. And yeah, Allium is all the onions, leeks, scallions, chives, and allies, beyond the original Latin meaning.

Still don't have anything on cepi- though.