herbivorous
Feeding chiefly on plantsFeeding chiefly on plants.
» Do you know any herbivorous animals?
Meaning
1 sensesFeeding chiefly on plants.
pflanzenfressend
травоя́дныйtravojádnyj
травої́днийtravojídnyj
feeding only on plants
Examples
6 sentencesDo you know any herbivorous animals?
The dugong is a herbivorous marine mammal.
ruДюгонь - морское травоядное млекопитающее. — marafon
The hippopotamus is a semiaquatic, mostly herbivorous mammal.
Manatees, also known as sea cows, are large, aquatic and mostly herbivorous marine mammals.
deSeekühe, auch Manatis genannt, sind große, im Wasser lebende und größtenteils pflanzenfressende Meeressäuger. — Yorwba
The stegosaurs were herbivorous, quadrupedal ornithischians with large projecting plates down the back and heavy spikes on their tails.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
Adapted borrowing of New Latin herbivorus + -ous, from Latin herba (“grass”) and -vorus, fAdapted borrowing of New Latin herbivorus + -ous, from Latin herba (“grass”) and -vorus, from vorō (“to devour”).
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
more herbivorous, most herbivorous| Comparative | more herbivorous Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most herbivorous Lesson |
regular
Antonyms
3 antonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form