Frugivorous

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having a diet that consists mostly of fruit; fruit-eating.

    "Although the vampire bat is known for feeding on blood, most species of bat eat insects, and many are frugivorous."

Synonyms

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carpophagous

Example

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"These people of the remote future were strict vegetarians, and while I was with them, in spite of some carnal cravings, I had to be frugivorous also."

Etymology

From Latin frūx (“fruit”) + -vorous.

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