plantivorousadj.

Brit.

/plɑːnˈtɪv(ə)rəs/,

/planˈtɪv(ə)rəs/, U.S.

/plænˈtɪv(ə)rəs/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: plant n.¹, -i- connective, -vorous comb. form.

Etymology: < plant n.¹ + -i- connective + -vorous comb. form. Compare French †plantivore , adjective (1803), post-classical Latin plantivorus (noun) herbivorous animal (1848 or earlier); R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci.(1860) 973/2 gives a Latin form plantivorus (adjective). Compare earlier herbivorous adj.

Zoology.

That feeds on plants; herbivorous.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating specific substances or food > [adjective] > eating vegetables

herbivorous1661

vegetable-eating1703

vegetable-feeding1803

vegetivorous1822

vegetarian1850

plantivorous1890

1890 Cent. Dict. Plantivorous, Plant-eating, as most caterpillars. Westwood.

1986 Hydrobiologia 141 113 There is a possible relationship between diurnal horizontal migrations of plantivorous fish and the impoverishment of plankton near the shore.

1997 G. S. Helfman et al. Diversity of Fishes xxiv. 445/1 Plantivorous fishes (damselfishes, wrasses, bogas) hugged the reef rather than foraging high in the water column.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	plantivorous
释义	plantivorousadj. Brit. /plɑːnˈtɪv(ə)rəs/, /planˈtɪv(ə)rəs/, U.S. /plænˈtɪv(ə)rəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: plant n.¹, -i- connective, -vorous comb. form. Etymology: < plant n.¹ + -i- connective + -vorous comb. form. Compare French †plantivore , adjective (1803), post-classical Latin plantivorus (noun) herbivorous animal (1848 or earlier); R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci.(1860) 973/2 gives a Latin form plantivorus (adjective). Compare earlier herbivorous adj. Zoology. That feeds on plants; herbivorous. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating specific substances or food > [adjective] > eating vegetables herbivorous1661 vegetable-eating1703 vegetable-feeding1803 vegetivorous1822 vegetarian1850 plantivorous1890 1890 Cent. Dict. Plantivorous, Plant-eating, as most caterpillars. Westwood. 1986 Hydrobiologia 141 113 There is a possible relationship between diurnal horizontal migrations of plantivorous fish and the impoverishment of plankton near the shore. 1997 G. S. Helfman et al. Diversity of Fishes xxiv. 445/1 Plantivorous fishes (damselfishes, wrasses, bogas) hugged the reef rather than foraging high in the water column. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1890
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