- herbivorous
- herbivorous "plant-eating," 1660s, from Mod.L. herbivorus, from L. herba "a herb" + vorare "devour, swallow" (see VORACITY (Cf. voracity)).
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Herbivorous — Her*biv o*rous, a. (Zo[ o]l.) Eating plants; of or pertaining to the Herbivora. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
herbivorous — [hər biv′ər əs] adj. [< L herba, herb + VOROUS] feeding chiefly on grass or other plants … English World dictionary
herbivorous — [[t]hɜː(r)bɪ̱vərəs[/t]] ADJ Herbivorous animals eat only plants. Mammoths were herbivorous mammals … English dictionary
herbivorous — Feeding on plants. [L. herba, herb, + voro, to devour] * * * her·biv·o·rous .(h)ər biv ə rəs adj 1) feeding on plants <herbivorous mammals> 2) having a stout body and a long small intestine: ENDOMORPHIC her·biv·o·rous·ly adv * * *… … Medical dictionary
herbivorous — adj. Herbivorous is used with these nouns: ↑mammal … Collocations dictionary
herbivorous — herbivore ► NOUN ▪ an animal that feeds on plants. DERIVATIVES herbivorous adjective … English terms dictionary
herbivorous animals — žolėdžiai gyvūnai statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Gyvūnai, mintantys augalais, grybais, kerpėmis arba jų dalimis (pvz., briedžiai, kiškiai, arkliai, stirnos, elniai, žąsys, gervės, baltieji amūrai). Jų burnos aparatas… … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
herbivorous — adjective Etymology: New Latin herbivorus, from Latin herba grass + vorus vorous Date: 1661 feeding on plants • herbivory noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
herbivorous — plant eating, phytophagous … Dictionary of ichthyology
herbivorous — herbivority /herr beuh vawr i tee, vor /, n. herbivorously, adv. /herr biv euhr euhs, err /, adj. feeding on plants. [1655 65; < NL herbivorus; see HERB, I , VOROUS] * * * … Universalium
