Mucivore

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Mucivore \Mu"ci*vore\ (m[=u]"s[i^]*v[=o]r), n. [L. mucus slime,
     mucus + vorare to devour.] (Zool.)
     An insect which feeds on mucus, or the sap of plants, as
     certain Diptera, of the tribe {Mucivora}.
     [1913 Webster]