herbivore

her·bi·vore  (hûrb-vôr, -vr, ûr-)

n.

An animal that feeds chiefly on plants.

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[From New Latin Herbivora, former mammalian group, from neuter pl. of herbivorus, plant-eating; see herbivorous.]

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herbivore [her-biv-vore, her-biv-or-uss]

Noun

1. an animal that feeds only on plants

2. Informal a liberal or idealistic person [Latin herba plant + vorare to swallow]

herbivorous

Adjective

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herbivore  (hûrb-vôr, ûr-)

An animal that feeds mainly or only on plants. In a food chain, herbivores are primary consumers. Compare carnivoredetritivore

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herbivore

a plant-eating animal. Cf. carnivore. — herbivorous, adj.

See also: Animals

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

herbivore - any animal that feeds chiefly on grass and other plants; "horses are herbivores"; "the sauropod dinosaurs were apparently herbivores" animal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna, brute - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

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