释义 |
frugivorous, a.|fruːˈdʒɪvərəs| [f. L. frūgi-, frux fruit + -vorus devouring + -ous.] Eating or feeding on fruit. Hence fruˈgivorousness (Bailey 1727–36).
1713Derham Phys.-Theol. vii. ii. 384 Suited to various Foods, some Membranaceous, agreeable to the frugivorous or carnivorous kind. 1791W. Bartram Carolina 302 This bird having a remarkable thick, strong bill, more like the frugivorous tribes. 1809Syd. Smith in Edin. Rev. Apr. 147 Philippics against frugivorous children after dinner, are too common. 1873E. Smith Foods 86 A small monkey and a frugivorous bat are eaten as delicacies in Zanzibar. |