folivore

American

[foh-luh-vawr, -vohr] / ˈfoʊ ləˌvɔr, -ˌvoʊr /

noun

any chiefly leaf-eating animal or other organism, as the koala of Australia that subsists on eucalyptus.

Other Word Forms

folivorous

adjective

Etymology

Origin of folivore

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

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folivore

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

From Scientific American ● Jan. 27, 2014

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