frugivore


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frugivore

[′frü·ji‚vȯr]
(zoology)
A fruit-eating animal.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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