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Meaning of "herbivorous" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF HERBIVOROUS

hɜːˈbɪvərəs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HERBIVOROUS

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

WHAT DOES HERBIVOROUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Herbivore

A herbivore is an animal anatomically and physiologically adapted to eating plant material, for example foliage, for the main component of its diet. As a result of their plant diet, herbivorous animals typically have mouthparts adapted to rasping or grinding. Horses and other herbivores have wide flat teeth that are adapted to grinding grass, tree bark, and other tough plant material.

Definition of herbivorous in the English dictionary

The definition of herbivorous in the dictionary is feeding on grass and other plants. Other definition of herbivorous is liberal, idealistic, or nonmaterialistic.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HERBIVOROUS

baccivorous · carnivorous · flavorous · frugivorous · graminivorous · granivorous · insectivorous · lignivorous · limivorous · mellivorous · merdivorous · nucivorous · omnivorous · ossivorous · papaverous · piscivorous · radicivorous · ranivorous · savorous · vermivorous

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HERBIVOROUS

herbarium · herbary · herbed · Herbert · herbicidal · herbicidally · herbicide · herbier · herbiest · herbivore · herbivorously · herbivorousness · herbivory · herbless · herblet · herblike · herbology · herborisation · herborization · herborize

WORDS THAT END LIKE HERBIVOROUS

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 herbivorous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «herbivorous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HERBIVOROUS

Find out the translation of herbivorous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

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

Translator English - Chinese

食草的
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

herbívoro
570 millions of speakers
en

English

herbivorous
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

शाकाहारी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العاشبة
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

травоядные
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

herbívoro
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

তৃণভোজী
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

herbivore
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Herbivor
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

pflanzenfressend
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

草食の
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

초식의
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Herbivora
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ăn cỏ
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

தாவரபட்சிகள்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

शाकाहारी
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

otçul
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

erbivoro
65 millions of speakers
pl

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roślinożerny
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

травоїдні
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

erbivor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φυτοφάγα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

plantetende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

växtätande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

planteetende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of herbivorous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HERBIVOROUS»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of herbivorous
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about herbivorous

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HERBIVOROUS»

Discover the use of herbivorous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to herbivorous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Carp and Pond Fish Culture: Including Chinese Herbivorous ...
During the 10 years since publication of the first edition of this well-recieved book, the carp and pond fish farming industry has continued to grow steadily.
Laszlo Horvath, Gizella Tamas, Chris Seagrave, 2008
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Monitoring functional groups of herbivorous reef fishes as ...
HERBIVOROUS CORAL REEF FISHES KEY FAMILIES AND THEIR FEEDING MODES Herbivorous reef fishes are taxonomically diverse, comprising at least nine families (Choat 1991). The most important families are the Acanthuridae ...
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Herbivorous Insects: Host-seeking Behavior and mechanisms
With herbivorous insects the sequence of selecting a host is catenary, beginning with recognition of the host plants from a distance, followed by arrival of the insect at the host and subsequent feed and/or oviposition. During this process ...
Sami Ahmad, 1983
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Manual of Exotic Pet Practice
The same principles may or may not apply to other herbivorous lizards, depending on their natural habitat, available feedstuffs, and efficiency of their digestive tract. A critical aspect of the nutrition of herbivorous reptiles is the ability to maintain ...
Mark A. Mitchell, Thomas N. Tully, 2009
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Gastrointestinal Microbiology
It has been suggested that herbivorous dinosaurs swallowed large stones that collected in a birdlike gizzard, grinding the poorly masticated herbage. Such stomach stones, or gastroliths, have been reported from the gut regions or found  ...
Roderick Mackie, Bryan White, Richard E. Isaacson, 1997
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Reptiles and Herbivory
Soil is also ingested by some herbivorous lizards (Sokol, 1971) and it has been suggested that this (geophagy) is one way of reintro- ducing symbiotic bacteria into the digestive system, since a proportion of gut symbionts is lost during ...
G.M. King, 1996
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Feeding of Strombus & Other Related Herbivorous Marine ...
NOTULAE NATURAE Numbbb 343 of Febbuaby 28. 19()1 The Academy Of Natural Sciences or Philadelphia THE FEEDING OF STROMBUS AND RELATED HERBIVOROUS MARINE GASTROPODS: With a Review and Field Observations  ...
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Specialization, Speciation, and Radiation: The Evolutionary ...
This is a comprehensive and up-to-date treatment of the evolutionary biology of herbivorous insects, including their relationships with host plants and natural enemies.
Kelley Jean Tilmon, 2008
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Trophic Interactions in Caribbean Coral Reefs
Predator/prey group 9 Benthic invertebrates, omnivorous I Gastropods + I Polychaetes/priapuloids/ ophiuroids 1 0 Large to intermediate reef fish , herbivorous (>50% plant food) F Kyphosidae, herbivorous + F Intermediate reef fsh, herbivorous ...
Dr. Silvia Opitz, 1996
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Biosynthesis and Biodegradation of Cellulose
Even the most herbivorous Liolaemus species, however, show no signs of elaboration in hindgut structure — valves, compartments — such as those found in the larger herbivores. If the function of the semilunar valves is to increase ...
Candace H. Haigler, 1990

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HERBIVOROUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term herbivorous is used in the context of the following news items.
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With teeth like that, this pre-dinosaur vegetarian was no push over …
Discovered four years ago, and following an updated and more in-depth study of the herbivorous mammalian ancestor,Tiarajudens eccentricus ... «ScienceBlog.com, Jul 15»
2
Dinosaurs and Our Destiny - The Santa Fe Reporter
Without consistent food sources, large, warm-blooded herbivorous dinosaurs simply stayed away from the tropics and dominated other parts of ... «Santa Fe Reporter, Jul 15»
3
Why did the dinosaurs fall? - Columbia Daily Tribune | Columbia …
The herbivorous dinosaurs, which require incredible amounts of plants each day to survive, were the first to suffer as the plant communities ... «Columbia Daily Tribune, Jul 15»
4
Warm gulf waters bring cool world of critters to light | Fort Myers …
Although their spherical shell covered in spines gives them a formidable appearance, urchins are mostly herbivorous and won't hurt anyone ... «Florida Weekly, Jul 15»
5
Lemurs, meerkats and kookaburras among the new arrivals at zoo …
... are also new arrivals as well and the zoo is celebrating its first birth of hyraxes. Hyraxes, also called dassies, are small, thickset, herbivorous mammals. «The Argus, Jul 15»
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GM farmed fish food a trilemma for health conscious
The synthesis is done by single-celled algae and the molecules then pass up the food chain to small, herbivorous fish and thence to large, ... «The Australian Financial Review, Jul 15»
7
'Be The Dinosaur' in Reading
You are randomly assigned either a carnivorous Tyrannosaurus or a herbivorous Triceratops, which you maneuver on screen using a joystick, ... «Allentown Morning Call, Jul 15»
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Pandas Are Endangered And Maybe Its Because they Have A …
Of course, the giant panda is the world's most famous herbivorous convert. The species used to eat meat and now strictly survives on bamboo. «Pioneer News, Jul 15»
9
Following Nemo: marine life is heading south
Tropical herbivorous fish are settling in increasing numbers; parrotfish and surgeonfish scrape at rocks and coral to remove and eat seaweeds. «The Conversation AU, Jul 15»
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Beneficial insects are becoming prevalent, lady beetles are currently active, lacewings are hatching from eggs and feeding on herbivorous ... «Michigan State University Extension, Jul 15»
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