Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An animal that feeds chiefly on plants.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A herbivorous animal; one of the Herbivora.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) One of the Herbivora.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any
animal that eats only vegetation (i.e. that eats nomeat ).
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any animal that feeds chiefly on grass and other plants
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I feel bad for the horse that has to stand there and watch while its fellow herbivore is dismembered.
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Because calling an animal a herbivore is the way that they were made, a natural instinct to eat plants not animals.
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This trend has led to a new term: locavore, complementing the better known terms herbivore, carnivore, and omnivore.
TreeHugger 2009
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This trend has led to a new term: locavore, complementing the better known terms herbivore, carnivore, and omnivore.
TreeHugger 2009
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Roshinante, the 'herbivore' whom the Reuters story centers on, rejects the money-driven careers and attention-seeking purchases endemic during economic bubbles, especially during the 1980s in Japan, and his different perspective as a consumer intrigues marketing experts.
Japan 'Herbivore Men' Abstain From Sex, Business Careers 2009
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Japan's "herbivore" men shun corporate life, sex - Yahoo!
Japan 'Herbivore Men' Abstain From Sex, Business Careers 2009
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Hyderabad: You might have come across words such as herbivore and carnivore.
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Hyderabad: You might have come across words such as herbivore and carnivore.
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Hyderabad: You might have come across words such as herbivore and carnivore.
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Hyderabad: You might have come across words such as herbivore and carnivore.
pterodactyl commented on the word herbivore
As if I didn't already have enough pet peeves about language, I seem to have developed a new peeve: People using "vegetarian" to mean "herbivore". For example: "That buffalo looks scary, but don't worry, he's a vegetarian!" or "Scientists have announced that the newly-discovered dinosaur was vegetarian".
Here's my rant: It's impossible for an herbivore to be a vegetarian! An herbivore is a creature that cannot eat meat. A vegetarian is someone who could eat meat, but chooses not to. Therefore, herbivores can't be vegetarians -- only omnivores can!
Grumble grumble grumble. Stupid people with their stupid words.
September 4, 2013
alexz commented on the word herbivore
you may want to avoid the definition for vegetarian...
September 4, 2013
bilby commented on the word herbivore
vegetarian
Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
n. One who practices vegetarianism.
n. A herbivore.
September 4, 2013