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Folivore — In zoology, a folivore is a herbivore that specializes in eating leaves. Mature leaves contain a high proportion of hard to digest cellulose and relatively little energy. For this reason folivorous animals tend to have long digestive tracts and… … Wikipedia
folivore — folivorous /foh liv euhr euhs/, adj. /foh leuh vawr , vohr /, n. any chiefly leaf eating animal or other organism, as the koala of Australia that subsists on eucalyptus. [1970 75; FOLI(UM) + VORE] * * * … Universalium
folivore — noun A herbivore that eats mostly foliage … Wiktionary
folivore — [ fəʊlɪvɔ:] noun Zoology an animal that feeds on leaves. Derivatives folivorous adjective folivory noun … English new terms dictionary
folivore — /ˈfoʊlivɔ / (say fohleevaw) noun an animal that subsists largely on leaves, as the koala. {Latin foli(um) leaf + vore eater} …
folivore — folivorous /foh liv euhr euhs/, adj. /foh leuh vawr , vohr /, n. any chiefly leaf eating animal or other organism, as the koala of Australia that subsists on eucalyptus. [1970 75; FOLI(UM) + VORE] … Useful english dictionary
Mesopropithecus — Mesopropithecus … Wikipédia en Français
Omnivore — Ravens are omnivores. Omnivores (from Latin: omni all, everything; vorare to devour) are species that eat both plants and animals as their primary food source. They are opportunistic, general feeders not specifically adapted to eat and digest… … Wikipedia
Common Brushtail Possum — Common Brushtail Possum[1] Common brushtail possums at Austins Ferry, Tasmania, Australia Conservation status … Wikipedia
List of feeding behaviours — Feeding is the process by which organisms, typically animals, obtain food. Terminology often uses either the suffix vore from Latin vorare, meaning to devour , or phagy, from Greek φαγειν, meaning to eat . Mosquito drinking blood … Wikipedia
Lemuriformes — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Lémurien. Lémuriformes … Wikipédia en Français
