herbivore

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

An organism that feeds chiefly on plants; an animal that feeds on herbage or vegetation as the main part of its diet.

/ˈhɜːbɪvɔː(ɹ)/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-herbivore.wav /ˈ(h)ɜːɹbɪvɔːɹ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-herbivore.wav

herbivore herbivores

From French herbivore, from Latin herbivorus. By surface analysis, herb (“herbage”) + -i- + -vore.

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Herbivora carnivore detritivore folivore frugivore hemovore insectivore omnivore

antiherbivore herbivoral herbivore man herbivorous herbivory macroherbivore megaherbivore mesoherbivore nonherbivore omniherbivore

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