herbivorous
herbivorous
Definition
her·bivo·rous (hər biv′ər əs)
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
Browse dictionary entries near herbivorous
- herbivore
- herbicide
- Herbert
- herbed
- Herbart
- herbarium
- herbalist
- herbal
- herbage
- herbaceous
- herby
- Hercegovina
- Herculaneum
- Herculean
- Hercules
- Hercules'-club
- herd
- herd's-grass
- Herder
- herdic
