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folivore

[foh-luh-vawr, -vohr]
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noun
  1. any chiefly leaf-eating animal or other organism, as the koala of Australia that subsists on eucalyptus.
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Origin of folivore

First recorded in 1970–75; foli(um) + -vore
Related formsfo·liv·o·rous [foh-liv-er-uh s] /foʊˈlɪv ər əs/, adjective
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