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herbivore

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


Example Sentences

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The other was hunting large herbivores, a factor that has often been overlooked.

From Science Daily

Even so, Tyrannoroter was unlikely to have been a strict herbivore.

From Science Daily

These fossils come from the Morrison Formation* in the United States and were used to reconstruct a detailed food web, showing how plants, herbivores, and carnivores were linked through feeding relationships.

From Science Daily

They often compensate villagers when carnivores kill their livestock or herbivores eat their crops.

From The Wall Street Journal

It is thought the dinosaurs were prosauropods - herbivores with long necks, small heads and sharp claws.

From BBC