herbivore en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From French herbivore, from Latin herbivorus. By surface analysis, herb (“herbage”) + -i- + -vore.
Meanings
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An organism that feeds chiefly on plants; an animal that feeds on herbage or vegetation as the main part of its diet.
It is unlikely that any member of the hominin clade was either an obligate herbivore or an obligate carnivore
2011, Bernard Wood, Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Human Evolution:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| herbivores | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
macroherbivore · antiherbivore · herbivore man · omniherbivore · herbivoral · nonherbivore · mesoherbivore · herbivory · herbivorous · megaherbivore
Relateds
insectivore · folivore · hemovore · carnivore · Herbivora · omnivore · detritivore · frugivore
Synonyms
vegetarian · phytophage · vegan
Translations (76)
grc βοτόν (plant-eating organism) · ru фитофа́г (plant-eating organism) · ru травоя́дное живо́тное (plant-eating organism) · he אוכל צמחים (plant-eating organism) · pl roślinożerca (plant-eating organism) · nl planteneter (plant-eating organism) · nb planteeter (plant-eating organism) · af planteter (plant-eating organism) · ka ბალახისმჭამელი ცხოველები (plant-eating organism) · lt žolėdis (plant-eating organism) · kn ಸಸ್ಯಾಹಾರಿ (plant-eating organism) · ja 草食動物 (plant-eating organism) · af herbivoor (plant-eating organism) · gl herbívoro (plant-eating organism) · gd lus-itheadair (plant-eating organism) · sw mla-mimea (plant-eating organism) · nn planteetar (plant-eating organism) · id herbivor (plant-eating organism) · eu belarjale (plant-eating organism) · cs býložravec (plant-eating organism) · ms haiwan maun (plant-eating organism) · de Pflanzenfresser (plant-eating organism) · th สัตว์กินพืช (plant-eating organism) · km តិណាសី (plant-eating organism) · es herbívoro (plant-eating organism) · ka ბალახიჭამია (plant-eating organism) · ms binatang maun (plant-eating organism) · lt augalėdis (plant-eating organism) · ang wyrtǣta (plant-eating organism) · pt herbívoro (plant-eating organism) · ms haiwan herbivor (plant-eating organism) · ca herbívor (plant-eating organism) · vi động vật ăn cỏ (plant-eating organism) · fi kasvinsyöjä (plant-eating organism) · sl rastlinojedec (plant-eating organism) · mk тревоја́дец (plant-eating organism) · sk bylinožravec (plant-eating organism) · tl halmankain (plant-eating organism) · izh kasvonsööjä (plant-eating organism) · kmr giyaxwer (plant-eating organism) · eo herbovorulo (plant-eating organism) · cmn 食草動物 /食草动物 (plant-eating organism) · cmn 植食性動物 /植食性动物 (plant-eating organism) · cy llysysor (plant-eating organism) · sh би̏љождер (plant-eating organism) · ro erbivor (plant-eating organism) · vi động vật ăn thực vật (plant-eating organism) · el φυτοφάγος (plant-eating organism) · sl rastlinojed (plant-eating organism) · ko 초식동물 (plant-eating organism) · fa گیاهخوار (plant-eating organism) · fr herbivore (plant-eating organism) · hy խոտակեր (plant-eating organism) · sh biljojedac (plant-eating organism) · ms herbivor (plant-eating organism) · da planteæder (plant-eating organism) · hi शाकाहारी (plant-eating organism) · ml സസ്യഭുക്ക് (plant-eating organism) · br geotdebrer (plant-eating organism) · mi kaiota (plant-eating organism) · mn өвсөн тэжээлтэн (plant-eating organism) · ar حَيَوَان عَاشِب (plant-eating organism) · bg тревопасно животно (plant-eating organism) · cy llysysydd (plant-eating organism) · hu növényevő (plant-eating organism) · sv växtätare (plant-eating organism) · it erbivoro (plant-eating organism) · sh bȉljojēd (plant-eating organism) · nl herbivoor (plant-eating organism) · tl erbiboro (plant-eating organism) · io herbivoro (plant-eating organism) · la herbivorum (plant-eating organism) · sh би̏љоје̄д (plant-eating organism) · sh bȉljožder (plant-eating organism) · mk тревопа́сно жи́вотно (plant-eating organism) · kk шөпқоректі жануар (plant-eating organism)