frugívoro
See also: frugivoro
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin frugivorus (“fruit-eater”). By surface analysis, frugi- + -voro.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /fɾuˈʒi.vo.ɾu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /fɾuˈʒi.vo.ɾo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /fɾuˈʒi.vu.ɾu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /fɾuˈʒi.bu.ɾu/ [fɾuˈʒi.βu.ɾu]
- Hyphenation: fru‧gí‧vo‧ro
Adjective
frugívoro (feminine frugívora, masculine plural frugívoros, feminine plural frugívoras)
- (ecology) frugivorous (having a diet that consists mostly of fruit)
Noun
frugívoro m (plural frugívoros)
Synonyms
Related terms
- fruto
- frugivoria
- frugivorismo
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɾuˈxiboɾo/ [fɾuˈxi.β̞o.ɾo]
- Rhymes: -iboɾo
- Syllabification: fru‧gí‧vo‧ro
Adjective
frugívoro (feminine frugívora, masculine plural frugívoros, feminine plural frugívoras)
- (ecology) frugivorous (having a diet that consists mostly of fruit)
Noun
frugívoro m (plural frugívoros)
Further reading
- “frugívoro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024