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PRONUNCIATION OF GRANIVORE

granivore  [ˈɡrænɪvɔː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GRANIVORE

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Granivore is a noun.
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WHAT DOES GRANIVORE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

granivore

Seed predation

Seed predation, often referred to as granivory, is a type of plant-animal interaction in which granivores feed on the seeds of plants as a main or exclusive food source, in many cases leaving the seeds damaged and not viable. Granivores are found across many families of vertebrates as well as invertebrates; thus, seed predation occurs in virtually all terrestrial ecosystems. Seed predation is commonly divided into two distinctive temporal categories, pre-dispersal and post-dispersal predation, which may involve different strategies and requirements and have different implications at the individual and population level. Nevertheless, regardless of timing, seed predation has great implications for plant population dynamics. To counterbalance effects of predation, plants have evolved defenses such as seed morphology and chemical defenses to defend against their seed predators. However, as plants have adapted defenses to seed predation, so have seed predators adapted to plant defenses. Thus, many interesting examples of coevolution arise from this dynamic relationship.

Definition of granivore in the English dictionary

The definition of granivore in the dictionary is an animal that feeds on seeds and grain.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GRANIVORE


ava
əˈvɔː
carnivore
ˈkɑːnɪˌvɔː
detritovore
dɪˈtraɪtəˌvɔː
frugivore
ˈfruːdʒɪˌvɔː
herbivore
ˈhɜːbɪˌvɔː
insectivore
ɪnˈsɛktɪˌvɔː
megaherbivore
ˈmeɡəˌhɜːbɪvɔː
omnivore
ˈɒmnɪˌvɔː
piscivore
ˈpɪsɪˌvɔː
voar
vɔː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GRANIVORE

granita
granite
Granite City
Granite State
granite-like
graniteware
granitic
granitification
granitiform
granitisation
granitite
granitization
granitize
granitoid
granivorous
grannam
grannie
grannies
grannom
granny

WORDS THAT END LIKE GRANIVORE

anymore
Baltimore
Bangalore
before
convenience store
core
encore
explore
furthermore
hardcore
ignore
Moore
more
ore
score
Singapore
store
therefore
to the fore
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Synonyms and antonyms of granivore in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «granivore» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

granivore
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

granívoro
570 millions of speakers

English

granivore
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

granivore
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

granivore
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

granivore
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

granivore
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

granivore
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

granivore
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Granivor
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

granivore
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

granivore
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

granivore
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Granivore
85 millions of speakers
vi

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granivore
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

granivore
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ग्रेनीव्होर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

granivore
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

granivore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

granivore
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

granivore
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

granivore
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

granivore
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

granivore
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

granivore
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

granivore
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of granivore

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GRANIVORE»

The term «granivore» is used very little and occupies the 164.988 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GRANIVORE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about granivore

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GRANIVORE»

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The Wild Mammals of Wisconsin
... Thornapple, Edge, Granivore- hazelnuts, greenbriar woods frugivore fruits Red squirrel* Pine cones, Eggs, Conifers, Conivore- seeds fruits hardwoods granivore Gray squirrel* Acorns, Mushrooms Woods Granivore- nuts, omnivore seeds S.
Charles A. Long, 2008
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Long-Term Studies of Vertebrate Communities
... (g) classification Dipodomys spectabilis 123 Granivore D. ordii 48 Granivore D. merriami 43 Granivore Chaetodipus penicillatus 16 Granivore Perognathus flavus 7 Granivore Peromyscus eremicus 21 Granivore P. maniculatus 21 Granivore ...
Martin L. Cody, Jeffrey A. Smallwood, 1996
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Hemiptera
Ecology: arboreal, diurnal, granivore, gregarious, terrestrial, volant, aposematic, tropical; male unknown. Reference: Slater & O'Donnell (1995), op. cit. [24] ( catalogue). Scopiastella melvillensis (Scudder, 1963) Scopiastes melvillensis Scudder ...
G. Cassis, Gordon F. Gross, Australian Biological Resources Study, 2002
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Granivorous Birds in Ecosystems: Their Evolution, ...
Total granivore densities more than doubled in all sections between 1909 and 1958, and this increase seems largely associated with tremendous increases in the abundance of red-winged blackbirds in this habitat. While species numbers ...
Jan Pinowski, S. Charles Kendeigh, 2012
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Evolutionary Ecology of Marsupials
Anthony K. Lee, Andrew Cockburn. Arboreal frugivore/omnivore Terrestrial frugivore/ granivore Arboreal carnivore Semiaquatic piscivore Terrestrial fungivore/omnivore Scansorial frugivore/herbivore Terrestrial frugivore/herbivore Semiaquatic ...
Anthony K. Lee, Andrew Cockburn, 1985
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Relationships of Natural Enemies and Non-prey Foods
A wide range of different seed attributes have been identified as influencing the preferences of granivores. In the end, granivore-seed interactions are seldom simple, and are frequently regulated simultaneously by multiple seed traits and ...
Jonathan G. Lundgren, 2009
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Lewis' Dictionary of Toxicology
Grand Canyon raitlesnake. Crotalus viridis abyssus. grand extrapolation, the. See extrapolation. granivore. a heterotrophic organism that feeds exclusively ( obligate granivore) or predominantly on seeds. granulocyte. a type of leukocyte that ...
Robert Alan Lewis, 1998
8
Purshia: The Wild and Bitter Roses
Chapter. Seven. Granivore. Relations. Granivores are animals that depend on seeds as a major component of their diet. Ground squirrels, chipmunks, rats, mice , various birds, and harvester ants are all examples of granivores. Granivory, the  ...
James Albert Young, Charlie D. Clements, 2002
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Plant Animal Interactions: An Evolutionary Approach
Alternatively, if predators limit the size of granivore populations to a level sufficient to restrict impacts on seed populations, then seed predation may play a minor role in plant demography. A variety ofinsect (Janzen 1969; De Steven 1983 ; ...
Carlos M. Herrera, Olle Pellmyr, 2009
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Biodiversity II:: Understanding and Protecting Our ...
cAI=aerial insectivore; CF=canopy frugivore/granivore; CN=canopy nectarivore; CO=canopy omnivore; DR=diurnal raptor; GF=ground frugivore/granivore; GO= ground omnivore; GP=ground predator; MF=midlevel/understory ...
Edward O. Wilson, Don E. Wilson, Marjorie L. Reaka-Kudla, 1996

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GRANIVORE»

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Birds get an open park sans nets at Vandalur zoo
For the granivore species like parrots, pigeons and doves (which feed on seeds and grains), the feed will consist of wheat, rice, sunflower ... «Times of India, Dec 13»

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