folivore

F4O1L1I1V4O1R1E1
/ˈfəʊlɪvɔː(ɹ)/

noun

A herbivore that eats mostly foliage.

OriginLatin folium →
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Meanings

nounfolivore (plural folivores)

plural folivores

  1. biologyA herbivore that eats mostly foliage.

    The Koala of Australia with its elongated cecum, and many species of primates, sloths, and the pandas are noteworthy folivores.

    2007, George A. Feldhamer et al., Mammalogy: Adaptation, Diversity, Ecology, →ISBN

Origin

  1. Latinvorō“to devour”
  2. Latinfolium“a leaf”
  3. Englishfolivore

From Latin folium (“a leaf”) + -vore, Latin vorō (“to devour”).

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Translations

Catalan folívor
  • folívorherbivore that eats mostly foliage
Chinese Mandarin 食葉動物 /食叶动物
  • 食葉動物 /食叶动物 (shíyè dòngwù)herbivore that eats mostly foliage
Finnish lehtiensyöjä, folivori
  • lehtiensyöjäherbivore that eats mostly foliage
  • folivoriherbivore that eats mostly foliage
French folivore, phyllophage
  • folivoreherbivore that eats mostly foliage
  • phyllophageherbivore that eats mostly foliage
Hindi पर्णाहारी
  • पर्णाहारी (parṇāhārī)herbivore that eats mostly foliage
Icelandic laufæta
  • laufætaherbivore that eats mostly foliage
Italian folivoro
  • folivoroherbivore that eats mostly foliage
Persian برگخواری
  • برگخواریherbivore that eats mostly foliage
Polish liściożerca
  • liściożercaherbivore that eats mostly foliage
Portuguese folívoro
  • folívoroherbivore that eats mostly foliage
Spanish folívoro, filófago
  • folívoroherbivore that eats mostly foliage
  • filófagoherbivore that eats mostly foliage
Turkish yaprakçıl
  • yaprakçılherbivore that eats mostly foliage
Cite this entry
APA

folivore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/folivore

MLA

“folivore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/folivore. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “folivore,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/folivore.

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