herbivorous

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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

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

From Science Daily • Nov. 27, 2024

However, the island is also home to an abundance of mostly herbivorous mammals big enough to crush a snake, including deer, pigs, sheep, cows, goats, and humans.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 3, 2024

The Demiguise is a peaceful herbivorous beast, something like a graceful ape in appearance, with large, black, doleful eyes more often than not hidden by its hair.

From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling