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herbivorous

  • adjective
  • /(h)ɜːɹˈbɪvəɹəs/

Feeding chiefly on plants.

Related words

  • antiherbivorous
  • herbivorously
  • herbivorousness
  • macroherbivorous
  • megaherbivorous
  • nonherbivorous

Word history

From Latin "herba" (grass).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “herbivorous” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.