graminivorous

[ gram-uh-niv-er-uhs ]

/ ˌgræm əˈnɪv ər əs /

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adjective

feeding or subsisting on grass: a graminivorous bird.

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Origin of graminivorous

1730–40; <Latin grāmin- (stem of grāmen) grass + -i- + -vorous

Words nearby graminivorous

gram equivalent, gramercy, gramicidin, gramineous, graminicolous, graminivorous, graminology, gram-ion, grammage, grammalogue, grammar

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How to use graminivorous in a sentence

Thus was a graminivorous animal nurtured by a carnivorous and predacious one!
The Book of Curiosities|I. Platts
If woman had a free hand in the world's marketing the race would become graminivorous.
The Devil's Dictionary|Ambrose Bierce
Thus was a graminivorous animal nurtured by a carnivorous and predaceous one!
The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 2|Gilbert White
The interior, which is bright, and tastefully arranged, is crowded with the graminivorous of both sexes.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, December 17, 1892|Various

Otherwise they differ in many respects—some being carnivorous, others graminivorous, others insectivorous, and so on.
Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found|Mayne Reid

British Dictionary definitions for graminivorous

graminivorous

/ (ˌɡræmɪˈnɪvərəs) /

adjective

(of animals) feeding on grass

Word Origin for graminivorous

C18: from Latin grāmen grass + -vorous

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