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herbivorous Definition

her·bivo·rous (hər bivər əs)

adjective

feeding chiefly on grass or other plants

Etymology: < L herba, herb + -vorous

herbivorous Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • dinosaur: Many of the large herbivorous dinosaurs are thought to have had gizzards too.
  • reptile: What fresh foods are suitable for my herbivorous reptile / tortoise?
  • mammal: They are the only herbivorous, truly marine mammal.
  • insect: In contrast, a herbivorous insect may require the presence of very specific plant species on which to feed.
  • animal: Any fool may abstain from eating this or that; surely that gives him no more distinction than to herbivorous animals.
  • specie: However, a number of herbivorous invertebrate species have been linked to it.

Modifying Another Word

  • mainly: Food Water voles are mainly herbivorous, eating almost any available vegetation.
  • mostly: Includes mostly herbivorous and omnivorous species such as mullets.

Browse dictionary entries near herbivorous

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  2. herbicide
  3. Herbert
  4. herbed
  5. Herbart
  6. herbarium
  7. herbalist
  8. herbal
  9. herbage
  10. herbaceous
  1. herby
  2. Hercegovina
  3. Herculaneum
  4. Herculean
  5. Hercules
  6. Hercules'-club
  7. herd
  8. herd's-grass
  9. Herder
  10. herdic