Definition of frugivorous in English:
frugivorous
nounfruːˈdʒɪv(ə)r(ə)sfruˈdʒɪvərəs
Zoology (of an animal) feeding on fruit.
Example sentencesExamples
- Little is known, however, about either the natural occurrence of ethanol within fruits or the behavioral responses of frugivorous animals to such cues.
- Accordingly, the hypothesized deterrence of ethanol to frugivorous vertebrates, or specifically primates, is unsubstantiated.
- The natural occurrence of ethanol within ripe and fermenting fruit suggests that low-level ethanol exposure via dietary ingestion is characteristic of all frugivorous metazoans.
- Furthermore, fruits in the temperate zone are typically removed by frugivorous vertebrates before they become damaged or show signs of rot.
- All pteropodids are frugivorous or nectarivorous.
Origin
Early 18th century: from Latin frux, frug- ‘fruit’ + -vorous.
Definition of frugivorous in US English:
frugivorous
nounfro͞oˈjivərəsfruˈdʒɪvərəs
Zoology (of an animal) feeding on fruit.
Example sentencesExamples
- Little is known, however, about either the natural occurrence of ethanol within fruits or the behavioral responses of frugivorous animals to such cues.
- The natural occurrence of ethanol within ripe and fermenting fruit suggests that low-level ethanol exposure via dietary ingestion is characteristic of all frugivorous metazoans.
- All pteropodids are frugivorous or nectarivorous.
- Accordingly, the hypothesized deterrence of ethanol to frugivorous vertebrates, or specifically primates, is unsubstantiated.
- Furthermore, fruits in the temperate zone are typically removed by frugivorous vertebrates before they become damaged or show signs of rot.
Origin
Early 18th century: from Latin frux, frug- ‘fruit’ + -vorous.