browsers

Japanese: browsers
browsers

…Originally, it meant only the former, but the definition was expanded to include all animals other than mammals, and to all plant bodies other than grass leaves, resulting in the latter meaning. In English, the terms grazers (animals that eat grass leaves) and browsers (animals that eat tree leaves) are sometimes used to distinguish between the two. There is also a usage between (1) and (2). …

*Some terminology explanations that mention "browsers" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…本来は前者のみを意味するものであったが,一方では哺乳類以外の動物一般へ,一方では草の葉以外の植物体一般へと定義が拡張されて,後者の意味が生まれた。英語では草の葉食の動物grazersと木の葉食の動物browsersとを使い分けることもある。また,(1)と(2)の中間の用法もある。…

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