herbivores
- plural of herbivore.
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"Herbivores cause significant damage to valuable plants in ecological and economically sensitive areas worldwide, but killing the animals to protect the plants can be unethical," he said.
From Science Daily • Feb. 2, 2024
Herbivores, too, are known to forage for certain nutrients among the plants they eat, he says.
From Scientific American • Apr. 11, 2023
Herbivores are generally considered megafauna when they reach more than 2,200 pounds, and carnivores when they’re over 220 pounds.
From Slate • Feb. 20, 2023
Herbivores can thrive on the lush vegetation that grows after a blaze — so much so that burned areas have a "magnet effect" on deer, attracting them from surrounding areas.
From Salon • Nov. 13, 2022
Herbivores starve, and then the carnivores that feed on the herbivores starve.
From The Runaway Asteroid by Cooper, Michael D., [pseud.]
