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词汇 folivore
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Definition of folivore in English:

folivore

nounˈfəʊlɪvɔːˈfōləˌvôr
Zoology
  • An animal that feeds on leaves.

    〔动〕食叶动物

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Variation in leaf quality exists at a scale relevant to the foraging choices of individual folivores.
    • The relationship between Eucalyptus species and their marsupial folivores is a case in point.
    • In contrast, Q. robur exposed to 30% elevated vs ambient UV-B radiation in an outdoor array received more damage by unspecified insect folivores.
    • We conclude that the role of terpenes in Eucalyptus-marsupial folivore interactions is secondary.

Derivatives

  • folivorous

  • adjective
    Zoology
    • Frugivorous lowland gorillas, for example, should both prefer and be more capable of metabolizing ethanol than their more folivorous montane counterparts.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The New World howler monkey, which has a notably folivorous diet, evolved full trichromaticity independently of Old World primates.
      • Great gerbils are predominantly folivorous rodents that require a large amount of low-calorie food.
      • Insects from the Molteno are dominated in abundance by blattoids, which are not generally folivorous.
      • Previous investigators have noted that the folivorous, dusky-footed wood rat brings fresh, green foliage into its stickhouse.

Definition of folivore in US English:

folivore

nounˈfōləˌvôr
Zoology
  • An animal that feeds on leaves.

    〔动〕食叶动物

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In contrast, Q. robur exposed to 30% elevated vs ambient UV-B radiation in an outdoor array received more damage by unspecified insect folivores.
    • The relationship between Eucalyptus species and their marsupial folivores is a case in point.
    • We conclude that the role of terpenes in Eucalyptus-marsupial folivore interactions is secondary.
    • Variation in leaf quality exists at a scale relevant to the foraging choices of individual folivores.
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