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单词 herbivore
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herbivore


her·bi·vore

H0158500 (hûr′bə-vôr′, ûr′-)n. An animal that feeds chiefly on plants.
[From New Latin Herbivora, former mammalian group, from neuter pl. of herbivorus, plant-eating; see herbivorous.]

herbivore

(ˈhɜːbɪˌvɔː) n1. (Zoology) an animal that feeds on grass and other plants2. informal a liberal, idealistic, or nonmaterialistic person[C19: from New Latin herbivora grass-eaters]

her•bi•vore

(ˈhɜr bəˌvɔr, -ˌvoʊr)

n. a herbivorous animal. [1850–55]

her·bi·vore

(hûr′bə-vôr′, ûr′bə-vôr′) An animal that feeds mainly or only on plants. Compare carnivore.
herbivorous adjective

herbivore

a plant-eating animal. Cf. carnivore. — herbivorous, adj.See also: Animals

herbivore

A plant-eating animal.
Thesaurus
Noun1.herbivore - any animal that feeds chiefly on grass and other plantsherbivore - any animal that feeds chiefly on grass and other plants; "horses are herbivores"; "the sauropod dinosaurs were apparently herbivores"animal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna, brute - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
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herbivore


herbivore:

see carnivorecarnivore
, term commonly applied to any animal whose diet consists wholly or largely of animal matter. In animal systematics it refers to members of the mammalian order Carnivora (see Chordata).
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herbivore

[′hər·bə‚vȯr] (vertebrate zoology) An animal that eats only vegetation.

herbivore

an animal that feeds on grass and other plants

herbivore


herbivore

(hûr′bə-vôr′, ûr′-)n. An animal that feeds chiefly on plants.

herbivore

any animal feeding on plant matter.

herbivore


  • noun

Words related to herbivore

noun any animal that feeds chiefly on grass and other plants

Related Words

  • animal
  • animate being
  • beast
  • creature
  • fauna
  • brute
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