folivore

English

Etymology

From Latin folium (“a leaf”) +‎ -vore, Latin vorō (“I devour”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfəʊlɪvɔː(ɹ)/

Noun

folivore (plural folivores)

  1. (biology) A herbivore that eats mostly foliage.
    • 2007, George A. Feldhamer et al., Mammalogy: Adaptation, Diversity, Ecology‎, →ISBN:
      The Koala of Australia with its elongated cecum, and many species of primates, sloths, and the pandas are noteworthy folivores.

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