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What diet does a "carpophagous" animal have?

Question #150315. Asked by psnz.
Last updated Dec 14 2023.
Originally posted Dec 14 2023 9:02 PM.

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They feed on fruit. Many birds and even bears are carpophagous animals. Carpo- is a Latinized Greek from (karpo-) meaning fruit. Phagous is Latin for eating. The oldest recorded use of the term carpophagous is from 1836.

link https://www.thefreedictionary.com/carpophagous

link https://www.etymonline.com/word/carpophagous
Response last updated by BigTriviaDawg on Dec 14 2023.
Dec 14 2023, 9:06 PM
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