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herbivorous

[hur-biv-er-uhs, ur-] / hɜrˈbɪv ər əs, ɜr- /
ADJECTIVE
vegetarian
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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 region hosts the world's second-largest population of dugongs -- herbivorous marine mammals known as "sea cows" that are listed as vulnerable -- with an estimated 5,000 to 7,500 individuals.

From Barron's Mar. 17, 2026

They had previously been characterized as entirely herbivorous, like gorillas, Goodall observed them hunting, killing and eating small mammals such as bush pigs and colobus monkeys, by any standard a complicated collaborative enterprise.

From Salon Oct. 1, 2025

The contents of coprolites from the first large herbivorous dinosaurs, the long-necked sauropods, surprised the researchers.

From Science Daily Nov. 27, 2024

In all, of the world’s 148 big wild terrestrial herbivorous mammals—the candidates for domestication—only 14 passed the test.

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




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