papivore

papivɔʁ

Definition

Definition of papivore - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masc/fem

lecture

Rare

personne qui lit énormément de livres

Rare

C'est un vrai papivore, il dévore trois romans par semaine.

bouquineur

presse

Rare

homme d'affaires qui rachète beaucoup de journaux et magazines

Rare

Ce papivore a racheté cinq titres de presse cette année.

Adjective

consommation

Rare

qui mange ou consomme du papier comme nourriture

Rare

Les termites sont des insectes papivores qui détruisent les livres.

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Origin of papivore

latin, papyrus (papier) + vorare (dévorer)

Examples of papivore in a sentence

Enfant, elle était déjà une papivore insatiable.
Le papivore multiplie les acquisitions dans le secteur médiatique.
Un célèbre papivore contrôle désormais la majorité des quotidiens régionaux.
Ce rongeur papivore a grignoté tous les documents.
Les archives sont menacées par une invasion d'animaux papivores.

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English:bookworm, paper-eating, ...
German:Bücherwurm, papierfressend, ...
Italian:divoratore di libri, mangiacarta, ...
Spanish:devorador de libros, papívoro, ...
Portuguese:devorador de livros, papívoro, ...
Chinese:书虫, 以纸为食的, ...
Japanese:読書家, 紙食性の, ...
Arabic:الشره للقراءة, آكل الورق, ...
Hebrew:אוֹהֵב קְרִיאָה, נִיָּרָנִי, ...
Russian:книгочей, папиворный, ...
Ukrainian:книголюб, папоїдний, ...
Catalan:devorallibres, papiròfag, ...
Danish:bogorm, papirædende, ...
Dutch:boekenwurm, papieretend, ...
Greek:βιβλιοφάγος, χαρτοφάγος, ...
Hungarian:könyvmoly, papírt táplálékként fogyasztó, ...
Khmer:អ្នកលេបសៀវភៅ, ស៊ីក្រដាស, ...
Korean:다독가, 종이를 먹는, ...
Polish:pochłaniacz książek, papierożerny, ...
Portuguese (BR):devorador de livros, papívoro, ...
Romanian:devorator de cărți, papivor, ...
Swedish:bokslukare, papperätande, ...
Thai:หนอนหนังสือ, กินกระดาษ, ...
Turkish:kitap kurdu, kağıt yiyen, ...
Vietnamese:mọt sách, ăn giấy, ...

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Definition of papivore - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masc/fem

Adjective

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