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herbivorous

/(h)ɜːɹˈbɪvəɹəs/ adjective

In Latin: herbivorus Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about herbivorous at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Feeding only on plants.

Origin

Adapted borrowing of New Latin herbivorus + -ous, from Latin herba (“grass”) and -vorus, from vorō (“to devour”).

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