| 释义 |
granivorous, a.|grəˈnɪvərəs|
[f. mod.L. grānivor-us (f. L. grāni-, grānum grain + vor-āre to devour).]
That feeds on grain.
1646Sir T. Browne Pseud. Ep. vii. xiv. 368 Some kinde of granivorous bird. 1713Derham Phys.-Theol. vi. iii. 362 Granivorous Quadrupeds. 1774Hunter in Phil. Trans. LXIV. 311 In granivorous birds..one single organ answers both to the teeth and stomach of granivorous quadrupeds. 1848Carpenter Anim. Phys. 163 This crop is of enormous size in some of the granivorous birds. |