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graminivorous

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gram⋅i⋅niv⋅o⋅rous

  [gram-uh-niv-er-uhs]
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–adjective
feeding or subsisting on grass: a graminivorous bird.
Origin:
1730–40; < L grāmin- (s. of grāmen) grass + -i- + -vorous
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gram·i·niv·o·rous   (grām'ə-nĭv'ər-əs)   
adj.  Feeding on grasses.

[Latin grāmen, grāmin-, grass + -vorous.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: gram·i·niv·o·rous
Pronunciation: "gram-&-'niv-(&-)r&s
Function: adjective
: feeding on grass
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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