Definition of herbivore in English:

herbivore

noun ˈhəːbɪvɔːˈ(h)ərbəˌvɔr

An animal that feeds on plants.
as modifier predatory carnivores and their herbivore prey
Example sentencesExamples
- They do not use this horn to ‘spike’ animals for food, as they are plant eating herbivores.
- Biomass of herbivores and predators may also reflect resource levels and plant biomass.
- Plants, herbivores and carnivores are connected through an intricate array of chemical linkages.
- Animals can obtain their phosphorus directly form the plants if the animal is a herbivore.
- The natural world requires a balance of carnivores, omnivores and herbivores.
- Many herbivores, including the elephants of today, are exceptionally strong swimmers.
- Two basic assumptions lie at the root of most theories of coevolution between plants and their herbivores.
- Researchers believe that the goose was evolving into the niche of mammalian herbivores which were missing from the islands.
- These animals are herbivores, specializing on the flowers of creosote bushes.
- When Jane Goodall first witnessed and wrote of chimps eating meat, our notion of these primates as passive herbivores changed completely.
- The previously discussed benefits of large size to a mammalian herbivore probably also accrued to large herbivorous dinosaurs.
- Also known as a ‘parrot lizard’ for its parrotlike beak, the herbivore was a strong, agile dinosaur that walked on its two hind legs.
- Feeding on them are microscopic and macroscopic herbivores, with carnivores preying on them.
- Any sensible person could see that it could not be healthy to feed sheep remains to herbivores such as cows.
- The plants supported a variety of large and small herbivores that in turn were prey for carnivores and scavengers.
- One surface represented the pattern of selection exerted by herbivores alone on these characters.
- Numerous ecological studies have demonstrated that attack by herbivores can reduce plant fitness.
- This includes both carnivores such as wolves, which eat other animals, and herbivores such as cows, which eat plants.
- Bristletails are nocturnal herbivores and detritivores with a very broad dietary range.
- The longer herbivore gut is necessary because plant material is more difficult to digest than animal material.

Derivatives

herbivorous

adjective həːˈbɪv(ə)rəs(h)ərˈbɪv(ə)rəs

The dugong is the only living herbivorous mammal that spends its entire life in the sea.
Example sentencesExamples
- Many of the extinct marsupial megafauna were large, herbivorous browsers, some weighing several tons.
- As with mammals, herbivorous dinosaurs of different body size probably selected different diets.
- Most rodents are herbivorous, but some are omnivorous, and others prey on insects.
- For as long as they were there, no crocodile or armored herbivorous or general carnivorous dinosaur could grow very big.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from Latin herba 'herb' + -vore (see -vorous).

Definition of herbivore in US English:

herbivore

nounˈ(h)ərbəˌvôrˈ(h)ərbəˌvɔr

An animal that feeds on plants.
as modifier predatory carnivores and their herbivore prey
Example sentencesExamples
- These animals are herbivores, specializing on the flowers of creosote bushes.
- When Jane Goodall first witnessed and wrote of chimps eating meat, our notion of these primates as passive herbivores changed completely.
- The longer herbivore gut is necessary because plant material is more difficult to digest than animal material.
- Any sensible person could see that it could not be healthy to feed sheep remains to herbivores such as cows.
- The plants supported a variety of large and small herbivores that in turn were prey for carnivores and scavengers.
- The natural world requires a balance of carnivores, omnivores and herbivores.
- Bristletails are nocturnal herbivores and detritivores with a very broad dietary range.
- Researchers believe that the goose was evolving into the niche of mammalian herbivores which were missing from the islands.
- Two basic assumptions lie at the root of most theories of coevolution between plants and their herbivores.
- Also known as a ‘parrot lizard’ for its parrotlike beak, the herbivore was a strong, agile dinosaur that walked on its two hind legs.
- Plants, herbivores and carnivores are connected through an intricate array of chemical linkages.
- Many herbivores, including the elephants of today, are exceptionally strong swimmers.
- Feeding on them are microscopic and macroscopic herbivores, with carnivores preying on them.
- They do not use this horn to ‘spike’ animals for food, as they are plant eating herbivores.
- Biomass of herbivores and predators may also reflect resource levels and plant biomass.
- This includes both carnivores such as wolves, which eat other animals, and herbivores such as cows, which eat plants.
- Numerous ecological studies have demonstrated that attack by herbivores can reduce plant fitness.
- One surface represented the pattern of selection exerted by herbivores alone on these characters.
- The previously discussed benefits of large size to a mammalian herbivore probably also accrued to large herbivorous dinosaurs.
- Animals can obtain their phosphorus directly form the plants if the animal is a herbivore.

Origin

Mid 19th century: via French from Latin herba ‘herb, plant’ + -vore (see -vorous).

单词	herbivore
释义	Definition of herbivore in English: herbivore noun ˈhəːbɪvɔːˈ(h)ərbəˌvɔr An animal that feeds on plants. as modifier predatory carnivores and their herbivore prey Example sentencesExamples They do not use this horn to ‘spike’ animals for food, as they are plant eating herbivores. Biomass of herbivores and predators may also reflect resource levels and plant biomass. Plants, herbivores and carnivores are connected through an intricate array of chemical linkages. Animals can obtain their phosphorus directly form the plants if the animal is a herbivore. The natural world requires a balance of carnivores, omnivores and herbivores. Many herbivores, including the elephants of today, are exceptionally strong swimmers. Two basic assumptions lie at the root of most theories of coevolution between plants and their herbivores. Researchers believe that the goose was evolving into the niche of mammalian herbivores which were missing from the islands. These animals are herbivores, specializing on the flowers of creosote bushes. When Jane Goodall first witnessed and wrote of chimps eating meat, our notion of these primates as passive herbivores changed completely. The previously discussed benefits of large size to a mammalian herbivore probably also accrued to large herbivorous dinosaurs. Also known as a ‘parrot lizard’ for its parrotlike beak, the herbivore was a strong, agile dinosaur that walked on its two hind legs. Feeding on them are microscopic and macroscopic herbivores, with carnivores preying on them. Any sensible person could see that it could not be healthy to feed sheep remains to herbivores such as cows. The plants supported a variety of large and small herbivores that in turn were prey for carnivores and scavengers. One surface represented the pattern of selection exerted by herbivores alone on these characters. Numerous ecological studies have demonstrated that attack by herbivores can reduce plant fitness. This includes both carnivores such as wolves, which eat other animals, and herbivores such as cows, which eat plants. Bristletails are nocturnal herbivores and detritivores with a very broad dietary range. The longer herbivore gut is necessary because plant material is more difficult to digest than animal material. Derivatives herbivorous adjective həːˈbɪv(ə)rəs(h)ərˈbɪv(ə)rəs The dugong is the only living herbivorous mammal that spends its entire life in the sea. Example sentencesExamples Many of the extinct marsupial megafauna were large, herbivorous browsers, some weighing several tons. As with mammals, herbivorous dinosaurs of different body size probably selected different diets. Most rodents are herbivorous, but some are omnivorous, and others prey on insects. For as long as they were there, no crocodile or armored herbivorous or general carnivorous dinosaur could grow very big. Origin Mid 19th century: from Latin herba 'herb' + -vore (see -vorous). Definition of herbivore in US English: herbivore nounˈ(h)ərbəˌvôrˈ(h)ərbəˌvɔr An animal that feeds on plants. as modifier predatory carnivores and their herbivore prey Example sentencesExamples These animals are herbivores, specializing on the flowers of creosote bushes. When Jane Goodall first witnessed and wrote of chimps eating meat, our notion of these primates as passive herbivores changed completely. The longer herbivore gut is necessary because plant material is more difficult to digest than animal material. Any sensible person could see that it could not be healthy to feed sheep remains to herbivores such as cows. The plants supported a variety of large and small herbivores that in turn were prey for carnivores and scavengers. The natural world requires a balance of carnivores, omnivores and herbivores. Bristletails are nocturnal herbivores and detritivores with a very broad dietary range. Researchers believe that the goose was evolving into the niche of mammalian herbivores which were missing from the islands. Two basic assumptions lie at the root of most theories of coevolution between plants and their herbivores. Also known as a ‘parrot lizard’ for its parrotlike beak, the herbivore was a strong, agile dinosaur that walked on its two hind legs. Plants, herbivores and carnivores are connected through an intricate array of chemical linkages. Many herbivores, including the elephants of today, are exceptionally strong swimmers. Feeding on them are microscopic and macroscopic herbivores, with carnivores preying on them. They do not use this horn to ‘spike’ animals for food, as they are plant eating herbivores. Biomass of herbivores and predators may also reflect resource levels and plant biomass. This includes both carnivores such as wolves, which eat other animals, and herbivores such as cows, which eat plants. Numerous ecological studies have demonstrated that attack by herbivores can reduce plant fitness. One surface represented the pattern of selection exerted by herbivores alone on these characters. The previously discussed benefits of large size to a mammalian herbivore probably also accrued to large herbivorous dinosaurs. Animals can obtain their phosphorus directly form the plants if the animal is a herbivore. Origin Mid 19th century: via French from Latin herba ‘herb, plant’ + -vore (see -vorous).
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