Frugivorous
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Frugivorous is an adjective meaning Having a diet that consists mostly of fruit; fruit-eating.
Meaning
Having a diet that consists mostly of fruit; fruit-eating.
Example Sentences
Although the vampire bat is known for feeding on blood, most species of bat eat insects, and many are frugivorous.
All four primary objectives (development of diagnostic DNA tools for maggot identification; selection of natural enemies for biological control of tephritid pests; taxonomic work on tephritid flies; and discerning patterns of utilization wild host plants by frugivorous tephritid pests) were accomplished.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include frugiferent, fruited, frugiferous, fructiferous, fructed, fruticulose.
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