graminivorous

[ gram-uh-niv-er-uhs ]

/ ˌgræm əˈnɪv ər əs /

adjective

feeding or subsisting on grass: a graminivorous bird.

Origin of graminivorous

1730–40; <Latin grāmin- (stem of grāmen) grass + -i- + -vorous

Words nearby graminivorous

gram equivalent, gramercy, gramicidin, gramineous, graminicolous, graminivorous, graminology, gram-ion, grammage, grammalogue, grammar

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Example sentences from the Web for graminivorous

When exercise is denied to graminivorous and omnivorous animals this is tantamount to a deficient supply of oxygen.
The World's Greatest Books - Volume 15 - Science|Various
The interior, which is bright, and tastefully arranged, is crowded with the graminivorous of both sexes.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, December 17, 1892|Various
Again, horned quadrupeds are all herbivorous (or graminivorous), and have hoofs to their feet.
Extinct Monsters|H. N. Hutchinson
Thus was a graminivorous animal nurtured by a carnivorous and predaceous one!
The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 2|Gilbert White

The digestive apparatus of graminivorous animals is less simple, and their food contains very little nitrogen.
The World's Greatest Books - Volume 15 - Science|Various

British Dictionary definitions for graminivorous

graminivorous

/ (ˌɡræmɪˈnɪvərəs) /

adjective

(of animals) feeding on grass

Word Origin for graminivorous

C18: from Latin grāmen grass + -vorous

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单词	graminivorous
释义	graminivorous [ gram-uh-niv-er-uhs ] / ˌgræm əˈnɪv ər əs / adjective feeding or subsisting on grass: a graminivorous bird. Origin of graminivorous 1730–40; <Latin grāmin- (stem of grāmen) grass + -i- + -vorous Words nearby graminivorous gram equivalent, gramercy, gramicidin, gramineous, graminicolous, graminivorous, graminology, gram-ion, grammage, grammalogue, grammar Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for graminivorous When exercise is denied to graminivorous and omnivorous animals this is tantamount to a deficient supply of oxygen. The World's Greatest Books - Volume 15 - Science\|Various The interior, which is bright, and tastefully arranged, is crowded with the graminivorous of both sexes. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, December 17, 1892\|Various Again, horned quadrupeds are all herbivorous (or graminivorous), and have hoofs to their feet. Extinct Monsters\|H. N. Hutchinson Thus was a graminivorous animal nurtured by a carnivorous and predaceous one! The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 2\|Gilbert White The digestive apparatus of graminivorous animals is less simple, and their food contains very little nitrogen. The World's Greatest Books - Volume 15 - Science\|Various British Dictionary definitions for graminivorous graminivorous / (ˌɡræmɪˈnɪvərəs) / adjective (of animals) feeding on grass Word Origin for graminivorous C18: from Latin grāmen grass + -vorous Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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