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herbivore

[hur-buh-vawr, -vohr] / ˈhɜr bəˌvɔr, -ˌvoʊr /
ADJECTIVE
one who only consumes plants
Synonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK
phytophagous
Antonyms


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Guillermo Deferrari, of Ushuaia's scientific research center, downplayed the landfill theory, explaining that the colilargo is herbivore and lives off seeds and fruit found in forested ecosystems, not in dumps, where the common rat feeds.

From Barron's ● May 12, 2026

Students must do a training stint in each of four main categories — carnivore, herbivore, bird and primate — so they may wind up working with animals they find unpleasant.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2025

The Edmontosaurus, another herbivore, roamed the forests like the Pachyrhinosaurus - and is helping palaeontologists build up a picture of this ancient land.

From BBC ● May 19, 2025

The newest — described on Thursday by a team of researchers in the journal PeerJ — is Lokiceratops rangiformis, a five-ton herbivore with spectacular, curving brow horns and huge, bladed spikes on its meter-long frill.

From New York Times ● Jun. 20, 2024

Rahel, standing on the car seat, had grown out of the Plymouth window like the loose, flailing horn of a car-shaped herbivore.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy

Overfishing is also hurting corals as certain herbivores and predators help control algae and maintain an ecological balance, the organisation said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

The lake shores supported a remarkable variety of herbivores.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026

Reintroducing wild horses and other herbivores to keep vegetation in check appeals to environmentalists.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

They’re the base of the aquatic food chain, fed on by herbivores of all shapes and sizes, including shrimp and juvenile fish, which in turn feed organisms higher up the food chain.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2026

When Joel lets his chickens loose in a pasture, he is using their natural instinct to clean up after herbivores.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan


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