herbivore
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herbivore
- /ˈhɜːbɪvɔː(ɹ)/ UK
- /ˈ(h)ɜːɹbɪvɔːɹ/ US
Where it comes from
From French herbivore, from Latin herbivorus. By surface analysis, herb (“herbage”) + -i- + -vore.
noun herbivores
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An organism that feeds chiefly on plants; an animal that feeds on herbage or vegetation as the main part of its diet.
It is unlikely that any member of the hominin clade was either an obligate herbivore or an obligate carnivore
Similar: phytophage, vegetarian, vegan
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noun plant-eating organism
| Español | herbívoro |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 초식동물 chosikdongmul |
| 日本語 | 草食動物 sōshoku dōbutsu |
| 中文 | 食草動物 /食草动物 shícǎo dòngwù, 植食性動物 /植食性动物 zhíshíxìngdòngwù |
| हिन्दी | शाकाहारी śākāhārī |
| Kiswahili | mla-mimea |
| Português | herbívoro |
| Français | herbivore |
| Deutsch | Pflanzenfresser |
| Italiano | erbivoro |
| Ελληνικά | φυτοφάγος fytofágos |
| Română | erbivor |
| Русский | травоя́дное живо́тное travojádnoje živótnoje, фитофа́г fitofág |
| Tiếng Việt | động vật ăn cỏ, động vật ăn thực vật |
| العربية | حَيَوَان عَاشِب ḥayawān ʕāšib |
| עברית | אוכל צמחים okhél tsmakhím |
Talk about this word "herbivore." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/herbivore. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. herbivore. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/herbivore "herbivore." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/herbivore.Cite this
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title = {herbivore},
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