frugivorous

[ froo-jiv-er-uhs ]

/ fruˈdʒɪv ər əs /

adjective

fruit-eating, as certain bats.

Origin of frugivorous

First recorded in 1705–15; from Latin frūgi-, combining form of frūx “fruit, crops, produce” + combining form -vorus “devouring”; see origin at frugal, -vorous

Words nearby frugivorous

fructuous, frug, frugal, frugality, frugivore, frugivorous, fruit, fruitage, fruitarian, fruit bat, fruit beer

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Example sentences from the Web for frugivorous

In the Frugivorous bats the molar teeth have nearly always smooth crowns.
The Vertebrate Skeleton|Sidney H. Reynolds
Cuvier places them after the Bats, but they seem properly to link the Lemurs and the frugivorous Bats.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon|Robert A. Sterndale
Their diet is essentially a frugivorous one; yet they will occasionally indulge in a lizard or two, or any other reptile.
The Desert World|Arthur Mangin
Indeed, no other canid that we know of has teeth so much adapted to a frugivorous diet as are those of C. fortidens.
A New Doglike Carnivore, Genus Cynarctus, From the Clarendonian, Pliocene, of Texas|E. Raymond Hall

There is sometimes some misconception as regards the distinction between a frugivorous and herbivorous diet.
No Animal Food|Rupert H. Wheldon

British Dictionary definitions for frugivorous

frugivorous

/ (fruːˈdʒɪvərəs) /

adjective

feeding on fruit; fruit-eating

Word Origin for frugivorous

C18: from frugi- (as in frugal) + -vorous

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单词	frugivorous
释义	frugivorous [ froo-jiv-er-uhs ] / fruˈdʒɪv ər əs / adjective fruit-eating, as certain bats. Origin of frugivorous First recorded in 1705–15; from Latin frūgi-, combining form of frūx “fruit, crops, produce” + combining form -vorus “devouring”; see origin at frugal, -vorous Words nearby frugivorous fructuous, frug, frugal, frugality, frugivore, frugivorous, fruit, fruitage, fruitarian, fruit bat, fruit beer Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for frugivorous In the Frugivorous bats the molar teeth have nearly always smooth crowns. The Vertebrate Skeleton\|Sidney H. Reynolds Cuvier places them after the Bats, but they seem properly to link the Lemurs and the frugivorous Bats. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon\|Robert A. Sterndale Their diet is essentially a frugivorous one; yet they will occasionally indulge in a lizard or two, or any other reptile. The Desert World\|Arthur Mangin Indeed, no other canid that we know of has teeth so much adapted to a frugivorous diet as are those of C. fortidens. A New Doglike Carnivore, Genus Cynarctus, From the Clarendonian, Pliocene, of Texas\|E. Raymond Hall There is sometimes some misconception as regards the distinction between a frugivorous and herbivorous diet. No Animal Food\|Rupert H. Wheldon British Dictionary definitions for frugivorous frugivorous / (fruːˈdʒɪvərəs) / adjective feeding on fruit; fruit-eating Word Origin for frugivorous C18: from frugi- (as in frugal) + -vorous Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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