voracious

<font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica"> <p> <strong> <font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 11, 2021 is:</font> </strong> </p> <p> <strong>voracious</strong> &#149; \vaw-RAY-shus\&nbsp; &#149; <em>adjective</em><br /> <p><strong>1 :</strong> having a huge appetite <strong>:</strong> <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ravenous">ravenous</a></p> <p><strong>2 :</strong> excessively eager <strong>:</strong> <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/insatiable">insatiable</a></p> </p> <p> <strong>Examples:</strong><br /> <p>"The Green <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tiger%20beetle">Tiger Beetle</a> (<em>Cicindela campestris</em>) is a <em>voracious</em> creature both in the larval stage and when it becomes a <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perfect">perfect</a> insect. It inhabits bare banks and sandy heaths, preying indiscriminately on other insects, often mounting upon the wing with the rapidity of a <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bluebottles">blue-bottle</a> fly." — <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=rDtEAAAAYAAJ&amp;pg=PR45#v=onepage&amp;q&amp;f=false">C. S. Cooper and W. Percival Westell, <em>Trees &amp; Shrubs of the British Isles</em>, 1909</a></p> <p>"A <em>voracious</em> reader, Walker planned on making it through the novel 'The Alchemist' by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho for the second time. That pursuit got sidetracked when coach Gregg Popovich gave him a stack of books to read, including the latest memoir of former President Barack Obama." — <a href="https://www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs/article/San-Antonio-Spurs-path-to-normal-begins-in-15823180.php">Jeff McDonald, <em>The San Antonio (Texas) Express-News</em>, 23 Dec. 2020</a></p> </p> <p> <strong>Did you know?</strong><br /> <p><em>Voracious</em> is one of several English words that derive from the Latin verb <em>vorare</em>, which means "to eat greedily" or "to de