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Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek καρπόφάγος (karpóphágos, “fruit-eater”). By surface analysis, carpo- + -fago.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: car‧pó‧fa‧go
Adjective
carpófago (feminine carpófaga, masculine plural carpófagos, feminine plural carpófagas)
- (ecology) carpophagous (having a diet that consists mostly of fruit)
Noun
carpófago m (plural carpófagos)
- (ecology) carpophage (animal that eats mostly fruit)
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