herbivorous
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herbivorous
- /(h)ɜːɹˈbɪvəɹəs/ US
Rhymes with -ɪvəɹəs
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Adapted borrowing of New Latin herbivorus + -ous, from Latin herba (“grass”) and -vorus, from vorō (“to devour”).
adjective more herbivorous · most herbivorous
- Feeding chiefly on plants. One example of "an herbivorous fungus" is included among the terrestrial animal experiments
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adj feeding only on plants
| Español | herbívoro |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 초식의 chosig-ui |
| 日本語 | 草食の sōshoku no |
| 中文 | 食草的 shícǎo de, 植食性的 zhíshíxìng de |
| हिन्दी | शाकाहारी śākāhārī |
| Português | herbívoro |
| Français | herbivore |
| Deutsch | pflanzenfressend |
| Ελληνικά | Τρέφεται μόνο με φυτά |
| Română | erbivor |
| Русский | травоя́дный travojádnyj |
| العربية | عَاشِب ʕāšib |
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title = {herbivorous},
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