Herbivorous
/(h)ɜːɹˈbɪvəɹəs/ adj
adj ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Feeding chiefly on plants.
"One example of "an herbivorous fungus" is included among the terrestrial animal experiments"
Adjective
- 1 feeding only on plants wordnet
Example
More examples"Scavenging is both a carnivorous and herbivorous feeding behavior in which the scavenger feeds on dead and decaying organic matter present in its habitat."
Etymology
Adapted borrowing of New Latin herbivorus + -ous, from Latin herba (“grass”) and -vorus, from vorō (“I devour”).