folivorous en · ADJ
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Eating leaves.
Finally, if muriquis are strongly folivorous, they should conserve energy expenditure by using a relatively small area with just enough leaf sources to meet their nutritional needs, and devote a large proportion of their day to resting.
1992, Karen B. Strier, Faces in the Forest: The Endangered Muriqui Monkeys of Brazil:
Translations (4)
tr yaprakçıl (eating leaves) · pt folívoro (eating leaves) · pl liściożerny (eating leaves) · hi पर्णाहारी (eating leaves)