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herbivore

her·bi·vore
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hur-buh-vawr, -vohr]
    • /ˈhɜr bəˌvɔr, -ˌvoʊr/
    • /ˈhɜː.bɪ.vɔːr/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hur-buh-vawr, -vohr]
    • /ˈhɜr bəˌvɔr, -ˌvoʊr/

Definitions of herbivore word

  • noun herbivore a herbivorous animal. 1
  • noun herbivore An animal that feeds on plants. 1
  • noun herbivore plant-eating animal 1
  • countable noun herbivore A herbivore is an animal that only eats plants. 0
  • noun herbivore an animal that feeds on grass and other plants 0
  • noun herbivore a liberal, idealistic, or nonmaterialistic person 0

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Origin of herbivore

First appearance:

before 1850
One of the 32% newest English words
1850-55; < New Latin herbivorus; see herb, -i-, -vore

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Parts of speech for Herbivore

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

herbivore popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

herbivore usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for herbivore

adj herbivore

  • vegetarian — a person who does not eat or does not believe in eating meat, fish, fowl, or, in some cases, any food derived from animals, as eggs or cheese, but subsists on vegetables, fruits, nuts, grain, etc.
  • vegan — a vegetarian who omits all animal products from the diet.
  • fruitarian — a person whose diet consists chiefly of fruit.
  • phytophagous — herbivorous.

Antonyms for herbivore

adj herbivore

  • carnivore — A carnivore is an animal that eats meat.
  • omnivore — someone or something that is omnivorous.

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