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Noun: herbivore  '(h)ur-bu,vor [N. Amer], 'hur-bi,vor [Brit]
  1. Any animal that feeds chiefly on grass and other plants
    "horses are herbivores"; "the sauropod dinosaurs were apparently herbivores"

Derived forms: herbivores

Type of: animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna

Encyclopedia: Herbivore