herbivore
An organism that feeds chiefly on plantsAn organism that feeds chiefly on plants; an animal that feeds on herbage or vegetation as the main part of its diet.
» Cows are herbivores.
Kühe sind Pflanzenfresser.
Meaning
1 sensesAn organism that feeds chiefly on plants; an animal that feeds on herbage or vegetation as the main part of its diet.
Pflanzenfresser
травоя́дное живо́тноеtravojádnoje živótnoje, фитофа́гfitofág
any animal that feeds chiefly on grass and other plants
Examples
29 sentencesCows are herbivores.
deKühe sind Pflanzenfresser.
Mammoths were herbivores.
Мамонти були травоядні.
An herbivore feeds exclusively on plants.
deEin pflanzenfressendes Tier ernährt sich ausschließlich von Pflanzen.
Giraffes can reach leaves other herbivores can't.
Giraffes are herbivores and they eat plants.
Translations
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Origin
From French herbivore, from Latin herbivorus. By surface analysis, herb (“herbage”) + -i-From French herbivore, from Latin herbivorus. By surface analysis, herb (“herbage”) + -i- + -vore.
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Forms
plural: herbivores| Singular | herbivore |
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