Meanings
adjectivefolivorous (not comparable)
- not comparablebiologyEating leaves.
Finally, if muriquis are strongly folivorous, they should conserve energy expenditure by using a relatively small area with just enough leaf sources to meet their nutritional needs, and devote a large proportion of their day to resting.
1992, Karen B. Strier, Faces in the Forest: The Endangered Muriqui Monkeys of Brazil
Translations
Hindi पर्णाहारी
- पर्णाहारी (parṇāhārī)eating leaves
Polish liściożerny
- liściożernyeating leaves
Portuguese folívoro
- folívoroeating leaves
Turkish yaprakçıl
- yaprakçıleating leaves
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Chicago
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