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frugivore

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fru⋅gi⋅vore

  [froo-juh-vawr, -vohr]
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–noun
any chiefly fruit-eating organism, as certain bats.
Origin:
1970–75; see frugivorous, -vore
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fru·gi·vore   (frōō'jə-vôr', -vōr')   
n.  An animal, such as a chimpanzee or fruit bat, that feeds primarily on fruit.

[From frugivorous.]
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