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herbivorous.

Feeding chiefly on plants.

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/(h)ɜːɹˈbɪvəɹəs/US
  1. Feeding chiefly on plants.

Where this word comes from

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

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