herbivorous

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English

Etymology

From New Latin herbivorus, from Latin herba (grass) and -vorus, from vorō (I eat).

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /(h)ɜːɹˈbɪvəɹəs/
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Adjective

herbivorous (comparative more herbivorous, superlative most herbivorous)

  1. Feeding chiefly on plants.
    • 2002, Ronald H. Karlson, Dynamics of Coral Communities, page 96:
      One example of "an herbivorous fungus" is included among the terrestrial animal experiments

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