herbivorous

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

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adjective

feeding on plants.

Origin:
1655–65; < Neo-Latin herbivorus; see herb, -i-, -vorous

Related forms

her·bi·vor·i·ty

[hur-buh-vawr-i-tee, -vor-] , noun

her·biv·o·rous·ly, adverb

Can be confused: carnivorous, herbivorous, omnivorous.

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herbivorous (hɜːˈbɪvərəs)

—*adj*
1.	(of animals) feeding on grass and other plants
2.	informal liberal, idealistic, or nonmaterialistic

her'bivorously

—*adv*

her'bivorousness

—n

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herbivorous

"plant-eating," 1660s, from L. herba "a herb" + vorare "devour, swallow" (see voracious).

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