Frugivorous

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Feeding on fruit; fruit-eating.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Having a diet that consists mostly of fruit; fruit-eating.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Feeding on fruit, as birds and other animals.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Feeding on fruits, especially soft fruits, as many mammals, birds, etc., those which feed on small hard fruits, as seeds and grain, being distinguished usually as granivorous.
  • Specifically, in mammalogy, pertaining to the Frugivora.
  • Word Usage
    "An article by B.A. Loisell and J.G. Blake, Potential Consequences of Extinction of Frugivorous Birds, discusses the important role frugivorous birds have on ecosystems."
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