What does "herbivore" mean?

An organism that feeds chiefly on plants; an animal that feeds on herbage or vegetation as the main part of its diet.

What is a synonym for "herbivore"?

Common synonyms include: phytophage, vegetarian, amphibian, aquatic, biped, board-and-roomer.

Pronounced //ˈ(h)ɜːɹbɪvɔːɹ//.

//ˈ(h)ɜːɹbɪvɔːɹ// noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Noun

1
An organism that feeds chiefly on plants; an animal that feeds on herbage or vegetation as the main part of its diet.
"It is unlikely that any member of the hominin clade was either an obligate herbivore or an obligate carnivore"
2
any animal that feeds chiefly on grass and other plants wordnet

"I would say that Yamada is more of an "herbivore"."

From French herbivore, from Latin herbivorus. By surface analysis, herb (“herbage”) + -i- + -vore.

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