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folivory
(
uncountable
)
(
zoology
)
The eating of leaves,
especially
as a
major
part of the
diet
of a
particular
species
of animal, such animals being called
folivores
.
2007
, George A. Feldhamer
et al.
,
Mammalogy: Adaptation, Diversity, Ecology
[1]
,
→ISBN
:
The Koala of Australia with its elongated cecum, and many species of primates, sloths, and the pandas are noteworthy folivores.
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