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folivorous

folivorous adjective: eating leaves.

Adjective

folivorous (not comparable)

  1. Eating leaves.
    • Finally, if muriquis are strongly folivorous, they should conserve energy expenditure by using a relatively small area with just enough leaf sources to meet their nutritional needs, and devote a large proportion of their day to resting.1992, Karen B. Strier, Faces in the Forest: The Endangered Muriqui Monkeys of Brazil

folivorous meaning in Hindi

folivorous in Hindi

eating leaves
पर्णाहारी parṇāhārī

Questions about folivorous

What does folivorous mean?
Folivorous means eating leaves.
What is folivorous in Hindi?
Folivorous in Hindi is पर्णाहारी (parṇāhārī). See Folivorous meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is folivorous?
Folivorous is an adjective.

Words near folivorous in the dictionary

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

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