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After all, some fruit eating — or frugivorous — seed-dispersers are color blind.
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Roni Dengler, Discover Magazine, 26 Sep. 2018
This study also indicated that frugivorous and nectarivorous songbirds that live in dense forests generally are more colorful, supporting previous research that found links between habitats (ref, ref & ref) and dietary factors (ref).
—Grrlscientist, Forbes, 24 Apr. 2022
The two huge fig trees found here are home to large numbers of frugivorous birds like the Asian koel, white-cheeked barbet, roseringed parakeet, the common myna, and the jungle myna.
—Bahar Dutt, Quartz India, 22 Oct. 2019
Roni Dengler, Discover Magazine, 26 Sep. 2018
This study also indicated that frugivorous and nectarivorous songbirds that live in dense forests generally are more colorful, supporting previous research that found links between habitats (ref, ref & ref) and dietary factors (ref).
—Grrlscientist, Forbes, 24 Apr. 2022
The two huge fig trees found here are home to large numbers of frugivorous birds like the Asian koel, white-cheeked barbet, roseringed parakeet, the common myna, and the jungle myna.
—Bahar Dutt, Quartz India, 22 Oct. 2019
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frugivorous
adjective
fru·giv·o·rous
frü-ˈjiv-ə-rəs 
: feeding on fruit
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