单词 | herbivore |
释义 | herbivore (once / 73412 pages) n Given a choice between a sirloin steak and a pile of grass, an herbivore will take the grass every time. If grass isn't on the menu, a salad will do. Herbivores eat plants. The herb in herbivore reminds you that herbivores eat plants rather than other animals. If you know any giraffes, deer, or vegetarians, you might have some herbivore friends. If you have a friend named Herb, let him know he's safe around them. Unless Herb is your favorite houseplant. WORD FAMILYherbivore: herbivores USAGE EXAMPLES“The biggest and strongest animals on the planet — elephants, gorillas, rhinos — are herbivores,” Carter says. Washington Post(Nov 22, 2016) Nairobi National Park is home to Kenya’s most successful rhino sanctuary as well as many herbivores, lions and other big cats. Seattle Times(Nov 28, 2016) The herbivore species lived sometime between 156 and 145 million years ago and belongs to a group called sauropods, meaning 'lizard feet'. Reuters(Nov 22, 2016) n any animal that feeds chiefly on grass and other plants horses are herbivores the sauropod dinosaurs were apparently herbivores Hyper animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna a living organism characterized by voluntary movement |
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