Granivorous

/ɡrəˈnɪvərəs/ adjective

Definition

Feeding on grains, seeds, or grain-like foods; describing animals whose primary diet consists of grains and seeds.

Etymology

From Latin 'granum' (grain) plus '-vorous' (eating), meaning 'grain-eating,' a biological classification for animals with seed-based diets.

Kelly Says

Granivorous birds actually provided one of Darwin's key insights about evolution—he noticed how finch beaks on different Galápagos islands matched the local seeds they ate!

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