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herbivorous

[hur-biv-er-uhs, ur-] / hɜrˈbɪv ər əs, ɜr- /
ADJECTIVE
vegetarian
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The herbivorous marsupial can also reabsorb water from the colon and produce more concentrated urine to preserve hydration, or allow its body temperature to fluctuate with the environment in a process known as heterothermy.

From Barron's May 26, 2026

In the wild, wolf packs primarily subsist on wild ungulates - hoofed, typically herbivorous, animals such as deer, cows and pigs.

From BBC Apr. 15, 2026

The findings place it close to the earliest roots of the European herbivorous dinosaur group Rhabdodontidae.

From Science Daily Feb. 3, 2026

Known in Argentina as carpinchos, capybaras are gentle and herbivorous, but they are hard to miss.

From Salon Sep. 7, 2024

That plant carbon goes on to form the body of the herbivorous animals that eat the plants, and of the carnivorous animals that eat those herbivorous animals.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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