herbivoryn.
/həːˈbɪvəri/ The eating of plants; the consumption of plant tissue.
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1963 Evolution 17 368/1 It may indeed seem strange that such a large and diverse group as the Lacertilia has failed to radiate into the most accessible of ecologic niches—that of herbivory.
1974 Nature 8 Mar. 170/2 It should be noted that no thecodontians show trends away from carnivory towards herbivory, except the aetosaurs.
1982 J. B. Harborne Introd. Ecol. Biochem. (ed. 2) viii. 220 It was also possible to test the effects of herbivory by comparing mainland bracken stands.
1989 Functional Ecol. 3 667 Managed herbivory by large mammals, such as sheep and cattle, has long been known to increase plant species richness.
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