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herbivorous

adjective

her·​biv·​o·​rous ˌ(h)ər-ˈbiv-rəs How to pronounce herbivorous (audio)
-ˈbi-və-
: feeding on plants
herbivory noun

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Many herbivorous animals, such as rabbits, deer, sheep, and cows, are noted for their gentle and passive ways. But such behavior is not universal among herbivores. Rhinoceroses and elephants, for instance, are capable of inflicting serious damage if threatened, and among dinosaurs, the herbivorous Diplodocus had a thick tail that could be used as a lethal weapon against attacking carnivores. Herbivorous humans are usually called vegetarians.

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Sauropods, iconic herbivorous dinosaurs known for their long necks and tails, lived from 160 to 100 million years ago. Paul Best, Fox News, 26 Aug. 2022 Sauropods were four-legged, herbivorous dinosaurs, such as the brachiosaurus, according to the University of California Museum of Paleontology. Mitchell Willetts The Charlotte Observer (tns), al, 24 Aug. 2022 The herbivorous species had long necks and tails and thick leg and were some of the largest dinosaurs to ever exist. Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2022 The team found a large carnivorous dinosaur with four long-necked, herbivorous dinosaurs nearby Canale says, all in the same rock layer. Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2022 Part of the answer, researchers report in the journal Palaeontology, rests in what herbivorous dinosaurs were munching on. Riley Black, Scientific American, 21 June 2022 When Happy the elephant arrived at the Bronx Zoo in 1977, the herbivorous mammal was placed inside a fenced area separating her from the zoo’s other elephant. Andrea Salcedo, Washington Post, 14 June 2022 The armored dinosaur's closest relatives are the herbivorous Scelidosaurus and the Emausaurus -- both of which originated in Europe during the Jurassic period, Barrett said. Megan Marples, CNN, 17 Mar. 2022 The ancient fossil belongs to a stegosaur, an herbivorous dinosaur with a tiny head and bony plates marching down its back, ending in a spiked tail. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 3 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

New Latin herbivorus, from Latin herba grass + -vorus -vorous

First Known Use

1661, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of herbivorous was in 1661

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