CARPOPHAGOUS

carpophagous, fruit-eating

(adjective) feeding on fruit

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

carpophagous (not comparable)

Living on fruits; fruit-eating.

Source: Wiktionary


Car*poph"a*gous, a. Etym: [Gr.

Definition: Living on fruits; fruit-consuming.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.

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