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bibliovore

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From biblio- (“book”) + -vore (“consumer”).

noun bibliovores

uncommon Someone or something that consumes books. The book probably was at the bottom of a pile of 14 library books, accidentally got picked up and dumped in the bibliovore labeled “Return Books Here.” […] [Y]ou meekly approach the library to find out what they would do with a book that wasn’t theirs. […] [I]f the marking is on the inside, the mark
Similar: bibliophage
figuratively, uncommon Synonym of bookworm (“avid book reader”). Leisure asked a few Vancouver Sun writers and editors — arguably the city’s most voracious group of bibliovores — about their favorite browsing spots.
Similar: bookworm

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"bibliovore." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bibliovore. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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bibliovore. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bibliovore

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"bibliovore." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bibliovore.

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@misc{bibliovore_2026,
  title = {bibliovore},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bibliovore},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}