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folivore

/ˈfəʊlɪvɔː(ɹ)/

folivore noun: a herbivore that eats mostly foliage.

Noun

folivore (plural folivores)

  1. A herbivore that eats mostly foliage.
    • The Koala of Australia with its elongated cecum, and many species of primates, sloths, and the pandas are noteworthy folivores.2007, George A. Feldhamer et al., Mammalogy: Adaptation, Diversity, Ecology, →ISBN

folivore meaning in Hindi and Persian

folivore in Hindi

herbivore that eats mostly foliage
पर्णाहारी parṇāhārī

folivore in Persian

herbivore that eats mostly foliage
برگخواری

Forms of folivore

pluralfolivores

Origin of folivore

From Latin folium (“a leaf”) + -vore, Latin vorō (“to devour”).

Questions about folivore

What does folivore mean?
Folivore means a herbivore that eats mostly foliage.
What is folivore in Hindi?
Folivore in Hindi is पर्णाहारी (parṇāhārī). See Folivore meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is folivore?
Folivore is a noun.
How do you pronounce folivore?
Folivore is pronounced /ˈfəʊlɪvɔː(ɹ)/.
What is the plural of folivore?
The plural of folivore is folivores.

Words near folivore in the dictionary

  1. folists
  2. folium
  3. folium of Descartes
  4. foliumin
  5. foliums
  6. folivore
  7. folivores
  8. folivorous
  9. folivory
  10. folk
  11. folk art

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