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frugivores

/ˈfruːdʒɪvɔːrz/ /ˈfruːdʒɪvɔːs/

Meanings
noun
An animal whose diet is mostly fruit.

Examples :

"Many frugivores, like monkeys, help spread seeds by eating fruit and then dispersing them in their droppings. "
animal biology food fruit organism

Related Words

Illustration dispersing

dispersing verb

/dɪˈspɜːsɪŋ/ /dɪˈspɝsɪŋ/

To scatter in different directions

"The Jews are dispersed among all nations."

Illustration their

their pronoun

/ðeər/

Belonging to or associated with the people or things previously mentioned or easily identified.

"They brought their books with them."

Illustration whose

whose pronoun

/huːz/

(interrogative) That or those of whom or belonging to whom.

"Several people have lost their suitcases. Whose have you found?"

Illustration diet

diet noun

/ˈdaɪət/

The food and beverage a person or animal consumes.

"The diet of the Giant Panda consists mainly of bamboo."

Illustration droppings

droppings noun

/ˈdrɑpɪŋz/ /ˈdrɒpɪŋz/

Something dropped.

"The park bench was covered in bird droppings. "

Illustration fruit

fruit noun

/fɹuːt/ /fɹut/

(often in the plural) In general, a product of plant growth useful to man or animals.

"The fruit from the farmer's market was delicious and healthy. "

Illustration monkeys

monkeys noun

/ˈmʌŋkiz/

Any member of the clade Simiiformes not also of the clade Hominoidea containing humans and apes, from which they are usually, but not universally, distinguished by smaller size, a tail, and cheek pouches.

"He had been visiting an area zoo when a monkey swung from its tree perch, swiped his glasses and hurled them into a hippo hole."

Illustration mostly

mostly adverb

/ˈməʊstli/ /ˈmoʊstli/

Mainly or chiefly; for the most part; usually, generally, on the whole.

"The students were mostly quiet during the presentation. "

Illustration eating

eating verb

/ˈiːtɪŋ/ /ˈitɪŋ/

To ingest; to be ingested.

"The children are eating lunch in the cafeteria. "

Illustration seeds

seeds noun

/siːdz/

A fertilized and ripened ovule, containing an embryonic plant.

"The farmer planted the seeds in the spring, hoping they would grow into strong plants. "

Illustration spread

spread noun

/spɹɛd/

The act of spreading.

"The spread of the flu was rapid in the school this week. "

Illustration animal

animal noun

/ˈænɪməl/

In scientific usage, a multicellular organism that is usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing it from plants and fungi) and which derives energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (distinguishing it from plants).

"A cat is an animal, not a plant. Humans are also animals, under the scientific definition, as we are not plants."