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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

Meanwhile, the Stegosaurus is seen an iconic herbivore, whose armored plates and spiked tail helped it to defend itself against predators and adapt to a challenging environment.

From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2024

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

We can bite like a car-nivore, or chew like an herbivore, depending on the dish.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

Mr. Bond guides readers through ancient depictions of animals, including the gorgeous array of prehistoric cave paintings, with their mixture of dangerous predators and powerful herbivores.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 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

People in prehistoric times often hunted the big herbivores that dined on grass.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan


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