frugivore

[ froo-juh-vawr, -vohr ]

noun

1. any chiefly fruit-eating organism, as certain bats.

Word History and Origins

Origin of frugivore¹

First recorded in 1970–75; frugivorous, -vore

Example Sentences

The most learned and world-renowned scientists affirm man's present anatomical and physiological structure to be that of a frugivore.

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