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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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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

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 medium-sized herbivore once roamed the floodplains of what is now the island's south-west coast.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2025

But Americans pronounce the h in herbaceous, herbicide, and herbivore.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

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

He told the Reuters news agency that it was "likely that the high temperatures had an impact on the plant fodder that was important to sauropods, which were very large-bodied herbivores".

From BBC May 14, 2026

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

From Science Daily Feb. 12, 2026

Even among herbivores and omnivores, many species, like koalas, are too finicky in their plant preferences to recommend themselves as farm animals.

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



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