herbivore

The definition of a herbivore is a person or animal who eats mainly plants.

(noun)

An example of a herbivore is a chicken.

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See herbivore in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a herbivorous animal

Origin: Fr

See herbivore in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
An animal that feeds chiefly on plants.

Origin:

Origin: From New Latin Herbivora, former mammalian group

Origin: , from

Origin: neuter pl. of herbivorus, plant-eating; see herbivorous

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