herbivore
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The massive predator shared its environment with other giants, including the horned Triceratops and the duck billed herbivore Edmontosaurus.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026
In May, it was revealed that a different type of long-necked herbivore dinosaur - the nagatitan - had been identified by scientists from remains dug up in Thailand.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
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
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
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Reintroducing wild horses and other herbivores to keep vegetation in check appeals to environmentalists.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
They often compensate villagers when carnivores kill their livestock or herbivores eat their crops.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
It is thought the dinosaurs were prosauropods - herbivores with long necks, small heads and sharp claws.
From BBC ● Dec. 16, 2025
These herbivores occupy shallow coastal habitats across a wide range that includes western Africa, the Indo-Pacific, and northern Australia.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 12, 2025
That’s right, these herbivores, natural plant eaters, are fed meat.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
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