adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Feeding on plants; herbivorous. not-comparable

   "it is seen that even the carnivorous Tethys may be phytivorous"

Synonyms

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cannibalcarnivorouscommensaldieteticdiningeating

Example

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"it is seen that even the carnivorous Tethys may be phytivorous"

Etymology

From phyto- + Latin vorare (“to eat greedily”).

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