frugivorous
- adjective
- /fruˈɡɪvərəs/
- Specialized
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frugívoro
- Similarly, fruiting trees bear fruits throughout the year, attracting insects, insectivores, and frugivorous birds.
Examples
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These species can be solitary to highly social, frugivorous to hypercarnivorous, and habitat specialists of climax communities or generalists that live in close proximity to humans.
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For example, the presence of frugivorous altitudinal migrants during some years at La Selva is markedly greater than during other years (Figure 3).
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Alternatively, if the released mesocarnivore is more frugivorous, its impact may be felt directly by the plant community.
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Subsisting mainly on a frugivorous diet, they roam the forest, often taking different routes in search of fruit-bearing trees.
Academic text (1990) -
Several species of bats were identified in the province, such as the frugivorous bats Rousettus leschenaultii, which can feed on litchi.
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Large frugivorous birds, such as macaws, quetzals, bellbirds, and hornbills, are vulnerable to extinction by hunting and, indirectly, through habitat fragmentation.
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Many tropical birds are frugivorous, feeding primarily on fruits from various trees.
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The frugivorous monkey spends all day foraging for ripe fruit in the rainforest.
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These frugivorous bats play a crucial role in seed dispersal by consuming fruit and spreading the seeds in their droppings.
Synonyms
An animal that eats mostly fruit
How Frugivorous
- Specialized
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
frugivorous = frugivore (semi-transparent) = frugivore + ous
The final step from 'frugivore' to 'frugivorous' is a regular adjective formation, but the base is technical and unlikely to be known by average B1 learners.
Etymology
Frugivorous comes from two parts: frugi- from an old Latin word for 'fruit' and -vorous meaning 'eating', like in carnivorous. So a frugivorous animal mainly eats 'fruit'.
