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frugivore

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frugivore [′frü·ji‚vȯr]
(zoology)
A fruit-eating animal.


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For example, expressions like 'Frugivores/Omnivores, Frugivores/Granivores, Frugivores/Herbivores' (Eisenberg, 1981) indicate on concealed hierarchy: Frugivores (Omnivores, Granivores, Herbivores).
Those die-offs now threaten many of the island's plants, especially the species that depend on frugivores to disperse their seeds.
The human gut with its simple stomach, relatively elongated small intestine and reduced caecum and colon, does not fit any one group but lies between the frugivore and faunivore groups, suggestive of reliance on a high-quality diet in which meat is a predominant component.
 
 
 
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