herbivorous
1Herbivorous — Her*biv o*rous, a. (Zo[ o]l.) Eating plants; of or pertaining to the Herbivora. [1913 Webster] …
2herbivorous — plant eating, 1660s, from Mod.L. herbivorus, from L. herba a herb + vorare devour, swallow (see VORACITY (Cf. voracity)) …
3herbivorous — [hər biv′ər əs] adj. [< L herba, herb + VOROUS] feeding chiefly on grass or other plants …
4herbivorous — [[t]hɜː(r)bɪ̱vərəs[/t]] ADJ Herbivorous animals eat only plants. Mammoths were herbivorous mammals …
5herbivorous — Feeding on plants. [L. herba, herb, + voro, to devour] * * * her·biv·o·rous .(h)ər biv ə rəs adj 1) feeding on plants <herbivorous mammals> 2) having a stout body and a long small intestine: ENDOMORPHIC her·biv·o·rous·ly adv * * *… …
6herbivorous — adj. Herbivorous is used with these nouns: ↑mammal …
7herbivorous — herbivore ► NOUN ▪ an animal that feeds on plants. DERIVATIVES herbivorous adjective …
8herbivorous animals — žolėdžiai gyvūnai statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Gyvūnai, mintantys augalais, grybais, kerpėmis arba jų dalimis (pvz., briedžiai, kiškiai, arkliai, stirnos, elniai, žąsys, gervės, baltieji amūrai). Jų burnos aparatas… …
9herbivorous — adjective Etymology: New Latin herbivorus, from Latin herba grass + vorus vorous Date: 1661 feeding on plants • herbivory noun …
10herbivorous — plant eating, phytophagous …