leafeater en · NOUN
Etymology
From leaf + eater.
Meanings
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Any organism that consumes leaves.
Eliminate just one kind of tree out of hundreds in such a forest, and some of its pollinators, leafeaters, and woodborers will disappear with it, then various of their parasites and key predators […]
1984, Edward O. Wilson, Biophilia, page 8:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| leafeaters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |