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herbivore en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈhɜːbɪvɔː(ɹ)/ (UK)
  • /ˈ(h)ɜːɹbɪvɔːɹ/ (US)
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Etymology

From French herbivore, from Latin herbivorus. By surface analysis, herb (“herbage”) + -i- + -vore.

Meanings

  1. 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

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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)

wikidata: Q59099