carpófago
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Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek καρπόφάγος (karpóphágos, “fruit-eater”). By surface analysis, carpo- + -fago.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Hyphenation: car‧pó‧fa‧go
Adjective[edit]
carpófago (feminine carpófaga, masculine plural carpófagos, feminine plural carpófagas)
- (ecology) carpophagous (having a diet that consists mostly of fruit)
Noun[edit]
carpófago m (plural carpófagos)
- (ecology) carpophage (animal that eats mostly fruit)
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Categories:
- Portuguese terms borrowed from Ancient Greek
- Portuguese learned borrowings from Ancient Greek
- Portuguese terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Portuguese terms prefixed with carpo-
- Portuguese terms suffixed with -fago
- Portuguese 4-syllable words
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- Portuguese lemmas
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