HERBIVORE

herbivore

(noun) any animal that feeds chiefly on grass and other plants; “horses are herbivores”; “the sauropod dinosaurs were apparently herbivores”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

herbivore (plural herbivores)

An organism that feeds chiefly on plants; an animal that feeds on herbage or vegetation as the main part of its diet.

Synonyms

• phytophage

• vegetarian, vegan (of people)

Source: Wiktionary


Her"bi*vore, n. Etym: [Cf. F. herbivore.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: One of the Herbivora. P. H. Gosse.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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