- frugivorous
- adjective Etymology: Latin frug-, frux + English -vorous Date: 1713 feeding on fruit • frugivore noun
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Frugivorous — Fru*giv o*rous, a. [L. frux, frugis, fruit + vorare to devour.: cf. F. frugivore.] Feeding on fruit, as birds and other animals. Pennant. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
frugivorous — from L. frugi , stem of frux fruit, produce, related to fructus (see FRUIT (Cf. fruit)) + VOROUS (Cf. vorous) … Etymology dictionary
frugivorous — [fro͞o jiv′ə rəs] adj. [< L frux (see FRUGAL) + VOROUS] fruit eating … English World dictionary
frugivorous — adjective Having a diet that consists mostly of fruit; fruit eating. Although the vampire bat is known for feeding on blood, most species of bat eat insects, and many are frugivorous. See Also: frugivore … Wiktionary
frugivorous — fruit eating, e.g. certain Characidae such as Brycon spp … Dictionary of ichthyology
frugivorous — adj. [L. frux, fruit; vorare, to devour] Feeding upon fruit … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
frugivorous — /frooh jiv euhr euhs/, adj. fruit eating, as certain bats. [1705 15; < L frugi , comb. form of frux fruit + VOROUS] * * * … Universalium
frugivorous — fru·giv·o·rous frü jiv ə rəs adj feeding on fruit * * * fru·giv·o·rous (froo jivґə rəs) fructivorous … Medical dictionary
frugivorous — eating fruit Feeding and Eating … Phrontistery dictionary
frugivorous — fru·giv·o·rous || fruË dʒɪvÉ™rÉ™s adj. primarily feeding on fruit (about an animal) … English contemporary dictionary
