folivory

English

Noun

folivory (uncountable)

  1. (zoology) The eating of leaves, especially as a major part of the diet of a particular species of animal, such animals being called folivores.
    • The Koala of Australia with its elongated cecum, and many species of primates, sloths, and the pandas are noteworthy folivores.[1]

References
  1. George A. Feldhamer et al. "Mammalogy: Adaptation, Diversity, Ecology" |isbn=978-0-8018-8695-9
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