herbivorously
ər adjective
feeding on plants.
Related forms
her·biv·o·rous·ly, adverb
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herbivorous (hɜːˈbɪvərəs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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 (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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