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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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