单词 | plant-eating |
释义 | plant-eating (once / 274868 pages) adj WORD FAMILY plant-eating USAGE EXAMPLESCarnivores have experienced stronger natural selection than plant-eating animals, perhaps because of their limited diet. Nature(Nov 08, 2016) For example, many samples contained DNA from tiny plant-eating aphids, ladybugs that eat them, and parasitic wasps that lay their eggs in aphids. Washington Post(Nov 02, 2016) An international group of paleontologists say they have discovered a new species of sauropod, or long-necked, plant-eating dinosaur, in Queensland, Australia. Wall Street Journal(Oct 20, 2016) adj (of animals) feeding on plants Syn phytophagic, phytophagous, phytophilous herbivorous feeding only on plants |
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