frugivorous C2 Topic:Animals US /fruˈdʒɪvərəs/ UK /fruːˈdʒɪvərəs/ See IPA manual Freq #832593 Meanings 1 adj feeding chiefly or entirely on fruit Many tropical bats are frugivorous and disperse seeds as they feed. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · feeding chiefly or entirely... fruit-eatingfructivorous Word family Related forms frugivoreherbivorouscarnivorousomnivorous Etymology Formed from Latin frux, genitive frugis ("fruit, produce") + -vorous, from Latin vorare ("to devour"). It literally means "fruit-devouring." Topics Animals External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # frugivorous **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /fruˈdʒɪvərəs/ **IPA (UK):** /fruːˈdʒɪvərəs/ **Frequency rank:** 832593 ## Meanings 1. feeding chiefly or entirely on fruit ## Examples - Many tropical bats are frugivorous and disperse seeds as they feed. ## Synonyms - fruit-eating - fructivorous ## Related Forms - frugivore - herbivorous - carnivorous - omnivorous ## Etymology Formed from Latin frux, genitive frugis ("fruit, produce") + -vorous, from Latin vorare ("to devour"). It literally means "fruit-devouring." ## Topics - Animals markdown