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fruit-eater en · NOUN

Etymology

From fruit + eater.

Meanings

1. One who eats fruit
   • These are legitimate fruit-eaters, furthering the plant's evolutionary compromise of providing food in exchange for dispersal. A seasonally available fruit is of only passing significance to an opportunist fruit-eater, but the fruit-eater may be of paramount importance to the plant that produces the fruit, and plants may become adapted to exploiting such animals as agents for seed dispersal. 1980, Jennifer Owen, Feeding Strategy:
   • But he is a great fruit-eater. I have told you before of the British pie. 1906, Official Report of the ... Fruit-Growers' Convention of the State of California

Forms

Relateds

fruitarian

Synonyms

frugivore