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- noun Plural form of
frugivore .
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Examples
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Captive paces, like many other "frugivores," seem to develop a protein deficiency and will eagerly eat meat scraps on occasion.
15 Agouti 1991
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Diet: Gibbons are the pickiest of all primates, and while they are omnivorous, they are mainly frugivores, meaning they eat fruit.
CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] Gbuzitis 2010
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Gibbons are the pickiest of all primates, and while they are omnivorous, they are mainly frugivores, meaning they eat fruit.
CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] Gbuzitis 2010
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Pacu fish, cousins to the piranha and known as "frugivores," have human-like teeth that can crack nuts and fruits.
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These huge birds are "frugivores," that is, they mainly eat fruit in their diet.
KUSA-TV - 2009
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These huge birds are "frugivores," that is, they mainly eat fruit in their diet.
KUSA-TV - 2009
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These huge birds are "frugivores," that is, they mainly eat fruit in their diet.
KUSA-TV - 2009
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These huge birds are "frugivores," that is, they mainly eat fruit in their diet.
KUSA-TV - 2009
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These huge birds are "frugivores," that is, they mainly eat fruit in their diet.
KUSA-TV - 2009
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The most important components of this community are the cacti - they dominate the landscape and provide critical food resources for nectarivores and frugivores.
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