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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GRAMINIVOROUS

From Latin grāmen grass + -vorous.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GRAMINIVOROUS

graminivorous  [ˌɡræmɪˈnɪvərəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GRAMINIVOROUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Graminivorous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES GRAMINIVOROUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

graminivorous

Graminivore

In zoology, a graminivore is an herbivorous animal that feeds primarily on grass. The word is derived from Latin graminis, meaning "grass", and vorare, meaning "to eat." Graminivory is a form of grazing. Horses, cattle, capybara, hippopotamuses, grasshoppers, geese, and giant pandas would be examples of graminivores. Some carnivores, such as dogs and cats, are known to eat grass occasionally. Red kangaroo eating grass Horses also eat grass A capybara grazing at Hattiesburg Zoo...

Definition of graminivorous in the English dictionary

The definition of graminivorous in the dictionary is feeding on grass.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GRAMINIVOROUS


baccivorous
bækˈsɪvərəs
carnivorous
kɑːˈnɪvərəs
flavorous
ˈfleɪvərəs
frugivorous
fruːˈdʒɪvərəs
granivorous
ɡræˈnɪvərəs
herbivorous
hɜːˈbɪvərəs
insectivorous
ˌɪnsɛkˈtɪvərəs
lignivorous
lɪɡˈnɪvərəs
limivorous
lɪˈmɪvərəs
mellivorous
mɪˈlɪvərəs
merdivorous
mɜːˈdɪvərəs
nucivorous
njuːˈsɪvərəs
omnivorous
ɒmˈnɪvərəs
ossivorous
ɒˈsɪvərəs
papaverous
pəˈpeɪvərəs
piscivorous
pɪˈsɪvərəs
ranivorous
rəˈnɪvərəs
sanguinivorous
ˌsæŋɡwɪˈnɪvərəs
savorous
ˈseɪvərəs
vermivorous
vɜːˈmɪvərəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GRAMINIVOROUS

gramary
gramarye
gramash
grame
gramercy
gramicidin
gramicidin D
graminaceous
gramineous
graminicolous
graminology
gramma
grammage
grammalogue
grammar
grammar book
grammar checker
grammar school
grammarian
grammarless

WORDS THAT END LIKE GRAMINIVOROUS

amorous
dangerous
decorous
dolorous
glamorous
humorous
indecorous
malodorous
microporous
nonporous
phosphorous
porous
rancorous
rigorous
sonorous
splendorous
stertorous
tumorous
unglamorous
vaporous
vigorous

Synonyms and antonyms of graminivorous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «graminivorous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GRAMINIVOROUS

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The translations of graminivorous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «graminivorous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

草食
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

graminivorous
570 millions of speakers

English

graminivorous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

घास खानेवाला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نجيلي التغذي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

graminivorous
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

graminivorous
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

graminicolous
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

graminivore
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Graminikolous
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

grasend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

graminivorous
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

graminivorous
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Graminikolous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ăn nhưng cây loại hòa bản
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

graminicolous
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ग्रॅमिनिकोलस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

graminicolous
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

erbivoro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

graminivorous
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

graminivorous
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

erbivor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

graminivorous
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

grasvretende
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

graminivorous
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

graminivorous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of graminivorous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GRAMINIVOROUS»

The term «graminivorous» is normally little used and occupies the 131.152 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GRAMINIVOROUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «graminivorous» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «graminivorous» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about graminivorous

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GRAMINIVOROUS»

Discover the use of graminivorous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to graminivorous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Yogic Health Plan for Human Race
Human beings are akin to graminivorous type of animals. Carnivorous animals have some peculiarities in them. For example their skin is not porous and as such they do not perspire after running or nay other excertion while human beings ...
S. L. Khanna, 2001
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A Dictionary of British Birds: Reprinted from Montagu's ...
With this view he seems to have examined the gizzards of such birds as are in the habit of grazing, in order to compare them with the same organ belonging to birds that are not considered as graminivorous ; and we are told a marked ...
George Montagu, Edward Newman, 1866
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The true law of population: shewn to be connected with the ...
First, with regard to objection as to carnivorous and graminivorous animals, the author would observe that M. Villerme has mistaken the tendency of what has been advanced. The author has asserted, and still asserts, that the human male and ...
Thomas Doubleday, 1853
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The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Register for British and ...
The carnivorous, graminivorous, and flying animals, like thee, have their tribes.” — “ When ye mount your camels, remember the goodness of God, and say : Holy is that God who favoured us with such creatures.” ' “ After the mule had ceased, ...
‎1829
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The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Miscellany
The hog is not graminivorous, but carnivorous. Know ye not, that its teeth project from its mouth, and that it eats dead bodies?' Another said, 'no, the hog is graminivorous, for it has cloven hoofs, and eats grass.' A third said, ' the hog is both ...
East India Company, 1829
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The Asiatic journal and monthly register for British and ...
The carnivorous, graminivorous, and flying animals, like thee, have their tribes." — " When ye mount your camels, remember the goodness of God, and say : Holy is that God who favoured us with such creatures." ' " After the mule had ceased, ...
‎1829
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Asiatic Journal
'The hog is not graminivorous, but carnivorous. Know ye not, that its teeth project from its mouth, and that it eats dead bodies?' Another said, ' no, the hog is graminivorous, for it has cloven hoofs, and eats grass.' A third said, 'the hog is both ...
‎1829
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The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal: Exhibiting a View ...
The savage does not, however, confine himself in his hunting parties to the graminivorous animals. The carnivorous kinds are equally the objects of his anxious pursuit. Many of these dare to wage war with himselF,--to dispute :1 track through ...
‎1824
9
Elements of the Anatomy of the Human Body in Its Sound ...
For the purpose of mastication, animals are provided with teeth, and the life of the animal depends upon the teeth: when the fore-teeth are gone, a graminivorous aniinal cannot crop the grass, and is deprived of its means of subsistence; but ...
Alexander Monro, 1831
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The Edinburgh Philosophical Journal
The savage does not, however, confine himself in his hunting parties to the_ graminivorous animals. The carnivorous kinds are equally the objects of his anxious pursuit. Many of these dare to wage war with himself,-—to dispute a track  ...
‎1824

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GRAMINIVOROUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term graminivorous is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Science in Wonderland: The Scientific Fairy Tales of Victorian …
A cow was no longer something that jumped over the moon but a “graminivorous ruminating quadruped”. An earlier commentator noted as ... «Financial Times, Mar 15»
2
Hey, teaching inspector, leave those kids alone
... in Hard Times, to whose exacting father a horse is always a graminivorous quadruped rather than a dusky steed roaming the plains of Araby. «The Independent, Sep 14»
3
The conservation - or extinction, of little-known Asian mammals
Like other cattle, they are graminivorous. Herds of up to 20 existed, though the numbers had been cut down terribly by military and local hunters ... «The Earth Times, Nov 13»
4
Plano honors Chetan Reddy, its famous speller, at its city council …
Plano 8th grader Chetan Reddy has proven that he can spell “tournedos,” “envoutement” and “graminivorous,” which was good enough for a ... «Dallas Morning News, Jun 13»
5
Plano Super Speller Finishes National Bee Inside Top Ten
He breezed through both semifinal rounds, reciting graminivorous and capitatim without blinking an eye. Only 18 spellers were left after the ... «KERA News, May 13»
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Vintage Cookbook: 'Christianity In The Kitchen' Has Weirdest Food …
... also the chief constituents of vegetables, and that it is the graminivorous animals which feed upon vegetables that constitute our animal food. «Huffington Post, Jan 13»
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Kerala Bird Race 2009: 145 bird species spotted in city and suburbs
This sparrow sized bird is graminivorous and only four were seen. Marsh Harrier, Osprey, Water cock, Pied Crested Cuckoo,. Indian Coot and ... «The Hindu, Nov 09»

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« EDUCALINGO. Graminivorous [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/graminivorous>. Apr 2024 ».
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