folivore

[foh-luh-vawr, -vohr]

noun

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

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