folivory

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folivory (uncountable)

  1. (zoology) The eating of leaves, especially as a major part of the diet of a particular species of animal, such animals being called folivores.
    • 2007, George A. Feldhamer et al., Mammalogy: Adaptation, Diversity, Ecology[1], →ISBN:
      The Koala of Australia with its elongated cecum, and many species of primates, sloths, and the pandas are noteworthy folivores.