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Meaning of "herbivory" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HERBIVORY

herbivory  [hɜːˈbɪvərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HERBIVORY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Herbivory is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HERBIVORY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

herbivory

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 herbivory in the English dictionary

The definition of herbivory in the dictionary is the consumption of plants.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HERBIVORY


antislavery
ˌæntɪˈsleɪvərɪ
bravery
ˈbreɪvərɪ
delivery
dɪˈlɪvərɪ
ivory
ˈaɪvərɪ
knavery
ˈneɪvərɪ
livery
ˈlɪvərɪ
nondelivery
ˌnɒndɪˈlɪvərɪ
olivary
ˈɒlɪvərɪ
proslavery
ˌprəʊˈsleɪvərɪ
redelivery
ˌriːdɪˈlɪvərɪ
rivery
ˈrɪvərɪ
salivary
ˈsælɪvərɪ
Savery
ˈseɪvərɪ
savory
ˈseɪvərɪ
savoury
ˈseɪvərɪ
shivery
ˈʃɪvərɪ
slavery
ˈsleɪvərɪ
special-delivery
ˌspɛʃəldɪˈlɪvərɪ
unsavoury
ʌnˈseɪvərɪ
wavery
ˈweɪvərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HERBIVORY

herbicidal
herbicidally
herbicide
herbier
herbiest
herbivore
herbivorous
herbivorously
herbivorousness
herbless
herblet
herblike
herbology
herborisation
herborization
herborize
herbous
herbs Christopher
herbs Gerard

WORDS THAT END LIKE HERBIVORY

accessory
advisory
black ivory
carnivory
category
directory
factory
Federal Capital Territory
flavory
glory
history
introductory
laboratory
memory
omnivory
story
territory
theory
vegetable ivory
victory

Synonyms and antonyms of herbivory in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «herbivory» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HERBIVORY

Find out the translation of herbivory to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of herbivory from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «herbivory» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

取食
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

herbivoría
570 millions of speakers

English

herbivory
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

herbivory
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحيوانات العاشبة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

herbivory
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

herbivoria
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

herbivory
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

herbivores
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Herbivori
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Herbivorie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

草食
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

초식 동물
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Herbivora
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ăn thực vật
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தாவரவுண்ணி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हर्बिव्हेरी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

otyeme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

erbivori
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

herbivory
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

herbivory
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

herbivory
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φυτοφαγίας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

herbivore
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

herbivory
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

herbivory
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of herbivory

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HERBIVORY»

The term «herbivory» is regularly used and occupies the 63.234 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HERBIVORY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «herbivory» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «herbivory» 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 herbivory

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HERBIVORY»

Discover the use of herbivory in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to herbivory and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Induced Responses to Herbivory
They provide state-of-the-discipline reviews and highlight areas where new research will be most productive.
Richard Karban, Ian T. Baldwin, 2007
2
Induced Plant Resistance to Herbivory
However, plants were discovered to respond actively to herbivory through the mobilization of specific defenses, and this discovery opened an exciting new field of research.This book provides a thorough overview of the anatomical, chemical, ...
Andreas Schaller, 2008
3
Plant Defenses Against Mammalian Herbivory
This volume summarizes what is currently known about mammalian herbivore-plant interaction, particularly as governed by plant secondary chemistry, and suggests productive avenues for future research.
R. Thomas Palo, Charles T. Robbins, 1991
4
Reptiles and Herbivory
This book looks at how an animal is organized to carry out a difficult task - that of feeding on plants.
G.M. King, 1996
5
Plant Ecology, Herbivory, and Human Impact in Nordic ...
This volume contains results from the EU HIBECO project.
Frans Emil Wielgolaski, Staffan Karlsson, Seppo Neuvonen, 2006
6
The Effects of Herbivory and Competition on 'Senecio ...
Diploma Thesis from the year 2002 in the subject Biology - Ecology, grade: 1,0 (A), University of Rostock (Institute for Botany), 120 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: Since the end of the 19th century, overall per ...
Christoph Scherber, 2007
7
Effects of Dispersal and Insect Herbivory on Seedling ...
This dissertation provides evidence for the relative contribution of primary and secondary seed dispersal and insect herbivory on seedling recruitment of D. oleifera.
Javier Enrique Ruiz, 2008
8
Variations in Insect Herbivory on Angiosperm Leaves Through ...
Temporal trends in insect damage are generally greater than intra-bed variation, which is primarily due to differing floral composition.
Ellen Diane Currano, 2008
9
Herbivory of Leaf-Cutting Ants: A Case Study on Atta ...
A Case Study on Atta Colombica in the Tropical Rainforest of Panama Rainer Wirth. results strongly suggest that differences in whole-canopy transpiration were minimal among all foliage removal treatments. Total daily canopy transpiration ...
Rainer Wirth, 2003
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Evolution of Herbivory in Terrestrial Vertebrates: ...
Herbivory. in. late. Paleozoic. and. Triassic. terrestrial. vertebrates. Introduction The exploitation of land plants as a major food resource by amniote tetrapods led to profound changes in the pattern of trophic interactions in terrestrial ecosystems  ...
Hans-Dieter Sues, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HERBIVORY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term herbivory is used in the context of the following news items.
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A novel intracellular mutualistic bacterium in the invasive ant …
Bacterial gut symbionts are tightly linked with the evolution of herbivory in ants. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 106: 21236–21241. | Article | PubMed ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
2
How flowers use scent and nectar to manipulate pollinators and …
They benefit from nectar producing neighbors and cheated pollinators, thereby substantially reducing herbivory," Danny Kessler, the first author ... «Phys.Org, Jul 15»
3
Animation Makes Broad Impacts in Science and Outreach
All aspects — including soil's organic carbon strengthening plant resistance against herbivory, moisture regimes for sensitive aquatic species, ... «Entomology Today, Jul 15»
4
How Bringing Back The Great Whale Can Limit Climate Change …
... a food web suppress the abundance or alter behavior of their prey, thereby releasing the next lower trophic level from predation or herbivory), ... «PlanetSave.com, Jul 15»
5
Graduating seniors awarded 2015 Firestone and Golden medals …
Isabelle Neylan, "The Effects of Herbivory, Transgenerational Changes and Conspecific Communication on the Induced Defenses of Wild ... «Stanford University News, Jul 15»
6
On the Trails: Parasitic flowering plants live off the roots of others
In addition, the parasite can take up defensive chemicals, such as alkaloids, from the host, and thus reduce the risk of herbivory. The effects on ... «Juneau Empire, Jun 15»
7
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Says it Won't List Leona's Little Blue …
The entire range of Leona's little blue butterfly habitat has the potential to be impacted by herbivory from native animals with few exceptions. «Targeted News Service, Jun 15»
8
On the Trails: My, what a nice tree top you have!
Herbivory, by grazing and browsing animals, often crops the tops of a plant, ending the dominance effect and leading to branching, which ... «Juneau Empire, Jun 15»
9
Helping to Save the Monarch Butterfly
Later, common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) was monitored from July 29 through September 24 for plant height, vegetative stage, herbivory ... «Patch.com, Jun 15»
10
Wound Signals In Plants - Feeding Caterpillars Make Leaves Shine
Now, scientists have succeeded in visualizing the immediate wound or herbivory responses in plants. They used Arabidopsis thaliana (thale ... «Science 2.0, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Herbivory [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/herbivory>. May 2024 ».
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