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folivore

[ foh-luh-vawr, -vohr ]

noun

  1. 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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Word History and Origins

Origin of folivore1

First recorded in 1970–75; foli(um) + -vore
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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.

Was it an arch-predator, scavenger, nut-cracker, folivore, frugivore, or some combination of these things?

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