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folivore
[ foh-luh-vawr, -vohr ]
noun
- any chiefly leaf-eating animal or other organism, as the koala of Australia that subsists on eucalyptus.
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Other Words From
- fo·liv·o·rous [foh-, liv, -er-, uh, s], adjective
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Example Sentences
By analyzing the shearing crests on the molar, they determined the species was at least a part-time folivore, or leaf-eater.
From New York Times
Was it an arch-predator, scavenger, nut-cracker, folivore, frugivore, or some combination of these things?
From Scientific American
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