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frugivore

/ˈfɹuːd͡ʒɪˌvɔɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fru-gi-vore
IPA
/ˈfɹuːd͡ʒɪˌvɔɹ/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An animal whose diet is mostly fruit.

Etymology

From French frugivore, from Latin frūgi- + French -vore.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

frugivores (plural)

Derived Forms

megafrugivore

Frequently Paired Words

frugivorous

Synonyms

fructivore fruit-eater fruitivore

Questions

How do you pronounce frugivore?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɹuːd͡ʒɪˌvɔɹ/.
What does frugivore mean?
An animal whose diet is mostly fruit.
Where does frugivore come from?
It is traced to French.

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