carpófago

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek καρπόφάγος (karpóphágos, “fruit-eater”). By surface analysis, carpo- +‎ -fago.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kaʁˈpɔ.fa.ɡu/ [kahˈpɔ.fa.ɡu]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐɾˈpɔ.fɐ.ɡu/ [kɐɾˈpɔ.fɐ.ɣu]

  • Hyphenation: car‧pó‧fa‧go

Adjective

carpófago (feminine carpófaga, masculine plural carpófagos, feminine plural carpófagas)

  1. (ecology) carpophagous (having a diet that consists mostly of fruit)

Noun

carpófago m (plural carpófagos)

  1. (ecology) carpophage (animal that eats mostly fruit)
    Synonym: frugívoro

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