herbivorous
English
Etymology
From New Latin herbivorus, from Latin herba (“grass”) and -vorus, from vorō (“I eat”).
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /hɜːɹˈbɪvəɹəs/
Audio (Berkshire, UK) (file)
Adjective
herbivorous (comparative more herbivorous, superlative most herbivorous)
- Feeding chiefly on plants.
- 2002, Ronald H. Karlson, Dynamics of Coral Communities, page 96:
- One example of "an herbivorous fungus" is included among the terrestrial animal experiments
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Derived terms
- herbivorously
- herbivorousness
- megaherbivorous
- nonherbivorous
Related terms
- herbivore
Translations
feeding only on plants
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See also
- omnivorous