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herbivorous

[ hur-biv-er-uhs, ur- ]

adjective

  1. feeding on plants.


herbivorous

/ ɜːˈɪəə /

adjective

  1. (of animals) feeding on grass and other plants
  2. informal.
    liberal, idealistic, or nonmaterialistic
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Derived Forms

  • ˈǰdzܲ, adverb
  • ˈǰdzܲԱ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ··ǰ··ٲ [hur-b, uh, -, vawr, -i-tee, -, vor, -], noun
  • ·o·dzܲ· adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of herbivorous1

1655–65; < New Latin herbivorus; herb, -i-, -vorous
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Therizinosaurs were a group of either herbivorous or omnivorous theropod dinosaurs that lived in Asia and North America during the Cretaceous Period, which began 145 million years ago and ended 66 million years ago.

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The contents of coprolites from the first large herbivorous dinosaurs, the long-necked sauropods, surprised the researchers.

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Known in Argentina as carpinchos, capybaras are gentle and herbivorous, but they are hard to miss.

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However, the island is also home to an abundance of mostly herbivorous mammals big enough to crush a snake, including deer, pigs, sheep, cows, goats, and humans.

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University of Sydney researchers have shown it is possible to shield plants from the hungry maws of herbivorous mammals by fooling them with the smell of a variety they typically avoid.

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