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frugivorous

fru·giv·o·rous
F f

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [froo-jiv-er-uh s]
    • /fruˈdʒɪv ər əs/
    • /fruːdʒˈɪvərəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [froo-jiv-er-uh s]
    • /fruˈdʒɪv ər əs/

Definitions of frugivorous word

  • adjective frugivorous fruit-eating, as certain bats. 1
  • noun frugivorous (of an animal) feeding on fruit. 1
  • adjective frugivorous feeding on fruit; fruit-eating 0
  • abbreviation FRUGIVOROUS fruit-eating 0

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Origin of frugivorous

First appearance:

before 1705
One of the 50% oldest English words
1705-15; < Latin frūgi-, combining form of frūx fruit + -vorous

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Parts of speech for Frugivorous

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

frugivorous popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

frugivorous usage trend in Literature

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