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单词 frugivorous
释义

frugivorousadj.

Brit. /fruːˈdʒɪv(ə)rəs/, U.S. /fruˈdʒɪvərəs/
Etymology: < Latin frūgi-, frux fruit + -vorus devouring + -ous suffix.
Eating or feeding on fruit.
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the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating specific substances or food > [adjective] > eating berries or fruit
baccivorous1661
frugivorous1713
1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. vii. ii. 384 Suited to various Foods, some Membranaceous, agreeable to the frugivorous or carnivorous kind.
1791 W. Bartram Trav. N. & S. Carolina 302 This bird having a remarkable thick, strong bill, more like the frugivorous tribes.
1809 Syd. Smith in Edinb. Rev. Apr. 147 Philippics against frugivorous children after dinner, are too common.
1873 E. Smith Foods 86 A small monkey and a frugivorous bat are eaten as delicacies in Zanzibar.

Derivatives

fruˈgivorousness n. (Bailey 1727–36).
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