单词 | frugivore |
释义 | frugivoren. An animal whose diet consists mainly of fruit. Also occasionally: a person who tends to eat a lot of fruit. ΚΠ 1863 J. D. Dana Man. Geol. 423 (note) Subdivisions [of Chiropters, or Bats]—(1) Insectivores, or Insect-eaters, and (2) Frugivores, or Fruit-eaters. 1887 A. Guyot Creation xii. 116 The group of the Herbivores and Frugivores, including the monkeys. 1918 Dental Cosmos 60 331 They [sc. basal eocene teeth] look extraordinarily alike in one important feature, no matter to what order of animals they belong, carnivores, herbivores, frugivores, or insectivores. 1989 A. J. Jeffreys in J. R. Durant Human Origins vii. 112 Chimpanzees..are primarily frugivores, though they also eat leaves and other things. 2006 Daily Tel. 16 Oct. 24/4 For the serious frugivore, or the ‘five times a day’ omnivore, the labelling of variety and country of origin is just as important as the labelling of a bottle of wine. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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