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frugivorous

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -ɪvəɹəs

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adj

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin frūx (“fruit”) + -vorous.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: пладае́дны (pladajédny) — having a diet that consists mostly of fruit
  • Finnish: hedelmiä syövä — having a diet that consists mostly of fruit
  • French: frugivore — having a diet that consists mostly of fruit
  • Georgian: ხილიჭამია (xilič̣amia) — having a diet that consists mostly of fruit
  • Georgian: ნაყოფიჭამია (naq̇opič̣amia) — having a diet that consists mostly of fruit
  • Greek: καρποφάγος (karpofágos) — having a diet that consists mostly of fruit
  • Hindi: फलाहारी (phalāhārī) — having a diet that consists mostly of fruit
  • Italian: frugivoro — having a diet that consists mostly of fruit
  • Old English: wæstmǣte — having a diet that consists mostly of fruit
  • Polish: owocożerny — having a diet that consists mostly of fruit
  • Portuguese: frugívoro — having a diet that consists mostly of fruit
  • Russian: плодоя́дный (plodojádnyj) — having a diet that consists mostly of fruit
  • Spanish: frugívoro — having a diet that consists mostly of fruit
  • Ukrainian: плодої́дний (plodojídnyj) — having a diet that consists mostly of fruit
  • Welsh: ffrwythysol — having a diet that consists mostly of fruit