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folivore

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

noun

  1. 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

Example Sentences

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By analyzing the shearing crests on the molar, they determined the species was at least a part-time folivore, or leaf-eater.

From New York Times

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

From Scientific American

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