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—folivorous /foh liv"euhr euhs/, adj./foh"leuh vawr', -vohr'/, n.any chiefly leaf-eating animal or other organism, as the koala of Australia that subsists on eucalyptus.[1970-75; FOLI(UM) + -VORE]
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