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folivory

folivory noun: the eating of leaves, especially as a major part of the diet of a particular species of animal, such animals being called folivores.

Noun

folivory (uncountable)

  1. The eating of leaves, especially as a major part of the diet of a particular species of animal, such animals being called folivores.
    • 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

Questions about folivory

What does folivory mean?
Folivory means the eating of leaves, especially as a major part of the diet of a particular species of animal, such animals being called folivores.
What part of speech is folivory?
Folivory is a noun.

Words near folivory in the dictionary

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

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