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Meaning of herbivore in English
Pronunciation
/ˈ(h)ərbəˌvɔr/
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Noun
herbivore
Etymology
mid 19th century: via French from Latin herba‘herb, plant’ + -vore (see -vorous)
Definitions
1.
any animal that feeds chiefly on grass and other plants
Examples
« horses are herbivores »
« the sauropod dinosaurs were apparently herbivores »