folivory

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noun

The eating of leaves, especially as a major part of the diet of a particular species of animal, such animals being called folivores.

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Meanings

nounfolivory (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyThe eating of leaves, especially as a major part of the diet of a particular species of animal, such animals being called folivores.

    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

Translations

Polish liściożerność
  • liściożernośćeating of leaves
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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