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What you call an animal whose main food is fruits?
What should I call a place that sells “street food”?What are the most well-understood vocal animal languages?English word equivalent of 膩 (sick of something due to overindulgence)What do you call the part of the food stand that displays the food?What determines gender-specific names used for different animal species?What do we call someone whose English is weak?What to call someone whose partner is deadWhat do you call such kind of food/drink?What do you call food that is neither junk or healthy food?What do you call a mother whose children have died?
Yesterday, I watched a show on Animal Planet in which they were showing a type of bat called flying bat which lives only on fruits.
I referred a dictionary but I am not happy with the word herbivore. Herbivore eats leaves, vegetables, fruits or all food item which are not meat. The only word that I can think is fruit-eating animals. But I think like Herbivore, and carnivore there should be word for fruit eating animals.
Any help will be appreciated.
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Yesterday, I watched a show on Animal Planet in which they were showing a type of bat called flying bat which lives only on fruits.
I referred a dictionary but I am not happy with the word herbivore. Herbivore eats leaves, vegetables, fruits or all food item which are not meat. The only word that I can think is fruit-eating animals. But I think like Herbivore, and carnivore there should be word for fruit eating animals.
Any help will be appreciated.
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And humans on such a diet are called fruitarians
– Graham Chiu
21 hours ago
@GrahamChiu so that person eat only fruits?
– Vicky.R
17 hours ago
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Yesterday, I watched a show on Animal Planet in which they were showing a type of bat called flying bat which lives only on fruits.
I referred a dictionary but I am not happy with the word herbivore. Herbivore eats leaves, vegetables, fruits or all food item which are not meat. The only word that I can think is fruit-eating animals. But I think like Herbivore, and carnivore there should be word for fruit eating animals.
Any help will be appreciated.
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Yesterday, I watched a show on Animal Planet in which they were showing a type of bat called flying bat which lives only on fruits.
I referred a dictionary but I am not happy with the word herbivore. Herbivore eats leaves, vegetables, fruits or all food item which are not meat. The only word that I can think is fruit-eating animals. But I think like Herbivore, and carnivore there should be word for fruit eating animals.
Any help will be appreciated.
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And humans on such a diet are called fruitarians
– Graham Chiu
21 hours ago
@GrahamChiu so that person eat only fruits?
– Vicky.R
17 hours ago
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And humans on such a diet are called fruitarians
– Graham Chiu
21 hours ago
@GrahamChiu so that person eat only fruits?
– Vicky.R
17 hours ago
And humans on such a diet are called fruitarians
– Graham Chiu
21 hours ago
And humans on such a diet are called fruitarians
– Graham Chiu
21 hours ago
@GrahamChiu so that person eat only fruits?
– Vicky.R
17 hours ago
@GrahamChiu so that person eat only fruits?
– Vicky.R
17 hours ago
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NOTE: First of all, it is called a Flying fox and not a Flying bat.
A Fruit-eating animal is readily understood. So it will make more sense than any other esoteric terms. But, if you prefer, then there are a couple of proper words to suit your need.
An animal who subsists mainly on fruits is called a frugivorous animal.
Frugivore is from the Latin frugi-, stem of frux "fruit, produce" + vorare "devour, swallow".
Oxford Dictionary on Frugivore (noun):
(Zoology) An animal that feeds on fruit.
Collins Dictionary also defines the word called Fructivorous. It is an adjective form of fructivore.
fruit-eating; frugivorous
Another, difficult and rare, word is
Carpophagous (adj.)
The Oxford Dictionary defines it as
feeding on fruits
answered 22 hours ago
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In speech, I would be concerned that "carpophagous" might be confused with the similar-sounding "coprophagous", especially since coprophagous is a much more common term and people are more likely to be familiar with it.
– Dietrich Epp
15 hours ago
1
I am not arguing with you, I am providing additional information that is not included in your answer.
– Dietrich Epp
14 hours ago
1
That is incorrect--it is absolutely necessary to be aware of how words are likely to be misheard or misinterpreted. Those words listed are not easily confused for carpophagous, unlike coprophagous. The process here is metathesis, or transposition. The /krɑpə/- changes to /kɑrpə/- only by swapping two sounds, and this is a very common type of pronunciation or comprehension error (perhaps the most common?), exacerbated by the fact that one word is many times more common than the other.
– Dietrich Epp
13 hours ago
2
@DietrichEpp explaining too much looks like an intentional obfuscating the answer for OP.
– Ubi hatt
13 hours ago
2
I absolutely agree, 100%. As the author of the answer, it is your decision how much you want to explain, and where you want to stop. You chose a good place to stop, and your answer is high quality, so I upvoted it.
– Dietrich Epp
12 hours ago
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NOTE: First of all, it is called a Flying fox and not a Flying bat.
A Fruit-eating animal is readily understood. So it will make more sense than any other esoteric terms. But, if you prefer, then there are a couple of proper words to suit your need.
An animal who subsists mainly on fruits is called a frugivorous animal.
Frugivore is from the Latin frugi-, stem of frux "fruit, produce" + vorare "devour, swallow".
Oxford Dictionary on Frugivore (noun):
(Zoology) An animal that feeds on fruit.
Collins Dictionary also defines the word called Fructivorous. It is an adjective form of fructivore.
fruit-eating; frugivorous
Another, difficult and rare, word is
Carpophagous (adj.)
The Oxford Dictionary defines it as
feeding on fruits
answered 22 hours ago
Ubi hattUbi hatt
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In speech, I would be concerned that "carpophagous" might be confused with the similar-sounding "coprophagous", especially since coprophagous is a much more common term and people are more likely to be familiar with it.
– Dietrich Epp
15 hours ago
1
I am not arguing with you, I am providing additional information that is not included in your answer.
– Dietrich Epp
14 hours ago
1
That is incorrect--it is absolutely necessary to be aware of how words are likely to be misheard or misinterpreted. Those words listed are not easily confused for carpophagous, unlike coprophagous. The process here is metathesis, or transposition. The /krɑpə/- changes to /kɑrpə/- only by swapping two sounds, and this is a very common type of pronunciation or comprehension error (perhaps the most common?), exacerbated by the fact that one word is many times more common than the other.
– Dietrich Epp
13 hours ago
2
@DietrichEpp explaining too much looks like an intentional obfuscating the answer for OP.
– Ubi hatt
13 hours ago
2
I absolutely agree, 100%. As the author of the answer, it is your decision how much you want to explain, and where you want to stop. You chose a good place to stop, and your answer is high quality, so I upvoted it.
– Dietrich Epp
12 hours ago
|
show 4 more comments
NOTE: First of all, it is called a Flying fox and not a Flying bat.
A Fruit-eating animal is readily understood. So it will make more sense than any other esoteric terms. But, if you prefer, then there are a couple of proper words to suit your need.
An animal who subsists mainly on fruits is called a frugivorous animal.
Frugivore is from the Latin frugi-, stem of frux "fruit, produce" + vorare "devour, swallow".
Oxford Dictionary on Frugivore (noun):
(Zoology) An animal that feeds on fruit.
Collins Dictionary also defines the word called Fructivorous. It is an adjective form of fructivore.
fruit-eating; frugivorous
Another, difficult and rare, word is
Carpophagous (adj.)
The Oxford Dictionary defines it as
feeding on fruits
answered 22 hours ago
Ubi hattUbi hatt
3,754926
3
In speech, I would be concerned that "carpophagous" might be confused with the similar-sounding "coprophagous", especially since coprophagous is a much more common term and people are more likely to be familiar with it.
– Dietrich Epp
15 hours ago
1
I am not arguing with you, I am providing additional information that is not included in your answer.
– Dietrich Epp
14 hours ago
1
That is incorrect--it is absolutely necessary to be aware of how words are likely to be misheard or misinterpreted. Those words listed are not easily confused for carpophagous, unlike coprophagous. The process here is metathesis, or transposition. The /krɑpə/- changes to /kɑrpə/- only by swapping two sounds, and this is a very common type of pronunciation or comprehension error (perhaps the most common?), exacerbated by the fact that one word is many times more common than the other.
– Dietrich Epp
13 hours ago
2
@DietrichEpp explaining too much looks like an intentional obfuscating the answer for OP.
– Ubi hatt
13 hours ago
2
I absolutely agree, 100%. As the author of the answer, it is your decision how much you want to explain, and where you want to stop. You chose a good place to stop, and your answer is high quality, so I upvoted it.
– Dietrich Epp
12 hours ago
|
show 4 more comments
NOTE: First of all, it is called a Flying fox and not a Flying bat.
A Fruit-eating animal is readily understood. So it will make more sense than any other esoteric terms. But, if you prefer, then there are a couple of proper words to suit your need.
An animal who subsists mainly on fruits is called a frugivorous animal.
Frugivore is from the Latin frugi-, stem of frux "fruit, produce" + vorare "devour, swallow".
Oxford Dictionary on Frugivore (noun):
(Zoology) An animal that feeds on fruit.
Collins Dictionary also defines the word called Fructivorous. It is an adjective form of fructivore.
fruit-eating; frugivorous
Another, difficult and rare, word is
Carpophagous (adj.)
The Oxford Dictionary defines it as
feeding on fruits
answered 22 hours ago
Ubi hattUbi hatt
3,754926
NOTE: First of all, it is called a Flying fox and not a Flying bat.
A Fruit-eating animal is readily understood. So it will make more sense than any other esoteric terms. But, if you prefer, then there are a couple of proper words to suit your need.
An animal who subsists mainly on fruits is called a frugivorous animal.
Frugivore is from the Latin frugi-, stem of frux "fruit, produce" + vorare "devour, swallow".
Oxford Dictionary on Frugivore (noun):
(Zoology) An animal that feeds on fruit.
Collins Dictionary also defines the word called Fructivorous. It is an adjective form of fructivore.
fruit-eating; frugivorous
Another, difficult and rare, word is
Carpophagous (adj.)
The Oxford Dictionary defines it as
feeding on fruits
answered 22 hours ago
Ubi hattUbi hatt
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answered 22 hours ago
Ubi hattUbi hatt
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answered 22 hours ago
Ubi hattUbi hatt
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answered 22 hours ago
Ubi hattUbi hatt
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In speech, I would be concerned that "carpophagous" might be confused with the similar-sounding "coprophagous", especially since coprophagous is a much more common term and people are more likely to be familiar with it.
– Dietrich Epp
15 hours ago
1
I am not arguing with you, I am providing additional information that is not included in your answer.
– Dietrich Epp
14 hours ago
1
That is incorrect--it is absolutely necessary to be aware of how words are likely to be misheard or misinterpreted. Those words listed are not easily confused for carpophagous, unlike coprophagous. The process here is metathesis, or transposition. The /krɑpə/- changes to /kɑrpə/- only by swapping two sounds, and this is a very common type of pronunciation or comprehension error (perhaps the most common?), exacerbated by the fact that one word is many times more common than the other.
– Dietrich Epp
13 hours ago
2
@DietrichEpp explaining too much looks like an intentional obfuscating the answer for OP.
– Ubi hatt
13 hours ago
2
I absolutely agree, 100%. As the author of the answer, it is your decision how much you want to explain, and where you want to stop. You chose a good place to stop, and your answer is high quality, so I upvoted it.
– Dietrich Epp
12 hours ago
|
show 4 more comments
3
In speech, I would be concerned that "carpophagous" might be confused with the similar-sounding "coprophagous", especially since coprophagous is a much more common term and people are more likely to be familiar with it.
– Dietrich Epp
15 hours ago
1
I am not arguing with you, I am providing additional information that is not included in your answer.
– Dietrich Epp
14 hours ago
1
That is incorrect--it is absolutely necessary to be aware of how words are likely to be misheard or misinterpreted. Those words listed are not easily confused for carpophagous, unlike coprophagous. The process here is metathesis, or transposition. The /krɑpə/- changes to /kɑrpə/- only by swapping two sounds, and this is a very common type of pronunciation or comprehension error (perhaps the most common?), exacerbated by the fact that one word is many times more common than the other.
– Dietrich Epp
13 hours ago
2
@DietrichEpp explaining too much looks like an intentional obfuscating the answer for OP.
– Ubi hatt
13 hours ago
2
I absolutely agree, 100%. As the author of the answer, it is your decision how much you want to explain, and where you want to stop. You chose a good place to stop, and your answer is high quality, so I upvoted it.
– Dietrich Epp
12 hours ago
3
3
In speech, I would be concerned that "carpophagous" might be confused with the similar-sounding "coprophagous", especially since coprophagous is a much more common term and people are more likely to be familiar with it.
– Dietrich Epp
15 hours ago
In speech, I would be concerned that "carpophagous" might be confused with the similar-sounding "coprophagous", especially since coprophagous is a much more common term and people are more likely to be familiar with it.
– Dietrich Epp
15 hours ago
1
1
I am not arguing with you, I am providing additional information that is not included in your answer.
– Dietrich Epp
14 hours ago
I am not arguing with you, I am providing additional information that is not included in your answer.
– Dietrich Epp
14 hours ago
1
1
That is incorrect--it is absolutely necessary to be aware of how words are likely to be misheard or misinterpreted. Those words listed are not easily confused for carpophagous, unlike coprophagous. The process here is metathesis, or transposition. The /krɑpə/- changes to /kɑrpə/- only by swapping two sounds, and this is a very common type of pronunciation or comprehension error (perhaps the most common?), exacerbated by the fact that one word is many times more common than the other.
– Dietrich Epp
13 hours ago
That is incorrect--it is absolutely necessary to be aware of how words are likely to be misheard or misinterpreted. Those words listed are not easily confused for carpophagous, unlike coprophagous. The process here is metathesis, or transposition. The /krɑpə/- changes to /kɑrpə/- only by swapping two sounds, and this is a very common type of pronunciation or comprehension error (perhaps the most common?), exacerbated by the fact that one word is many times more common than the other.
– Dietrich Epp
13 hours ago
2
2
@DietrichEpp explaining too much looks like an intentional obfuscating the answer for OP.
– Ubi hatt
13 hours ago
@DietrichEpp explaining too much looks like an intentional obfuscating the answer for OP.
– Ubi hatt
13 hours ago
2
2
I absolutely agree, 100%. As the author of the answer, it is your decision how much you want to explain, and where you want to stop. You chose a good place to stop, and your answer is high quality, so I upvoted it.
– Dietrich Epp
12 hours ago
I absolutely agree, 100%. As the author of the answer, it is your decision how much you want to explain, and where you want to stop. You chose a good place to stop, and your answer is high quality, so I upvoted it.
– Dietrich Epp
12 hours ago
|
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And humans on such a diet are called fruitarians
– Graham Chiu
21 hours ago
@GrahamChiu so that person eat only fruits?
– Vicky.R
17 hours ago