folivore

fo·li·vore

F f

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [foh-luh-vawr, -vohr]
- /ˈfoʊ ləˌvɔr, -ˌvoʊr/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [foh-luh-vawr, -vohr]
- /ˈfoʊ ləˌvɔr, -ˌvoʊr/

Definitions of folivore word

noun folivore any chiefly leaf-eating animal or other organism, as the koala of Australia that subsists on eucalyptus. 1
noun folivore An animal that feeds on leaves. 1

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Origin of folivore

First appearance:

before 1970

One of the 2% newest English words

First recorded in 1970-75; foli(um) + -vore

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Parts of speech for Folivore

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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folivore popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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