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herbivorous

her·biv·o·rous
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hur-biv-er-uh s, ur-]
    • /hɜrˈbɪv ər əs, ɜr-/
    • /ˈhɜː.bɪ.vɔːr/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hur-biv-er-uh s, ur-]
    • /hɜrˈbɪv ər əs, ɜr-/

Definitions of herbivorous word

  • adjective herbivorous feeding on plants. 1
  • noun herbivorous Feeding chiefly on plants. 1
  • adjective herbivorous Herbivorous animals eat only plants. 0
  • adjective herbivorous (of animals) feeding on grass and other plants 0
  • adjective herbivorous liberal, idealistic, or nonmaterialistic 0
  • adjective herbivorous feeding chiefly on grass or other plants 0
See all 6 definitions of herbivorous

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Origin of herbivorous

First appearance:

before 1655
One of the 46% oldest English words
1655-65; < New Latin herbivorus; see herb, -i-, -vorous

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Parts of speech for Herbivorous

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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herbivorous popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for herbivorous

adj herbivorous

  • vegan — a vegetarian who omits all animal products from the diet.
  • fruitarian — a person whose diet consists chiefly of fruit.
All 2 Synonyms of herbivorous

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