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herbivore
her·bi·vore H0158500 (hûr′bə-vôr′, ûr′-)n. An animal that feeds chiefly on plants.
[From New Latin Herbivora, former mammalian group, from neuter pl. of herbivorus, plant-eating; see herbivorous.]herbivore (ˈhɜːbɪˌvɔː) n1. (Zoology) an animal that feeds on grass and other plants2. informal a liberal, idealistic, or nonmaterialistic person[C19: from New Latin herbivora grass-eaters]her•bi•vore (ˈhɜr bəˌvɔr, -ˌvoʊr)
n. a herbivorous animal. [1850–55] her·bi·vore (hûr′bə-vôr′, ûr′bə-vôr′) An animal that feeds mainly or only on plants. Compare carnivore.
herbivorous adjectiveherbivorea plant-eating animal. Cf. carnivore. — herbivorous, adj.See also: AnimalsherbivoreA plant-eating animal.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  herbivore - any animal that feeds chiefly on grass and other plants; "horses are herbivores"; "the sauropod dinosaurs were apparently herbivores"animal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna, brute - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement |
Translationsherbivore
herbivore: see carnivorecarnivore
, term commonly applied to any animal whose diet consists wholly or largely of animal matter. In animal systematics it refers to members of the mammalian order Carnivora (see Chordata).
..... Click the link for more information. .herbivore[′hər·bə‚vȯr] (vertebrate zoology) An animal that eats only vegetation. herbivore an animal that feeds on grass and other plants herbivore
herbivore (hûr′bə-vôr′, ûr′-)n. An animal that feeds chiefly on plants.herbivore any animal feeding on plant matter.herbivore
Words related to herbivorenoun any animal that feeds chiefly on grass and other plantsRelated Words- animal
- animate being
- beast
- creature
- fauna
- brute
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