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herbivorous

[hur-biv-er-uhs, ur-] / hɜrˈbɪv ər əs, ɜr- /
ADJECTIVE
vegetarian
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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

Therizinosaurs were a group of either herbivorous or omnivorous theropod dinosaurs that lived in Asia and North America during the Cretaceous Period, which began 145 million years ago and ended 66 million years ago.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2025

Known in Argentina as carpinchos, capybaras are gentle and herbivorous, but they are hard to miss.

From Salon • Sep. 7, 2024

University of Sydney researchers have shown it is possible to shield plants from the hungry maws of herbivorous mammals by fooling them with the smell of a variety they typically avoid.

From Science Daily • Feb. 2, 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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