Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

folivore

/ˈfəʊlɪvɔː(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fo-li-vore
IPA: /ˈfəʊlɪvɔː(ɹ)/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A herbivore that eats mostly foliage.

Example Sentences

"The Koala of Australia with its elongated cecum, and many species of primates, sloths, and the pandas are noteworthy folivores."

Etymology

From Latin folium (“a leaf”) + -vore, Latin vorō (“to devour”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: folium, vorō
Suffix: vore

Inflected Forms

folivores (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce folivore?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfəʊlɪvɔː(ɹ)/.
What does folivore mean?: A herbivore that eats mostly foliage.
Where does folivore come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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