graminivorous

[ gram-uh-niv-er-uhs ]

adjective
  1. feeding or subsisting on grass: a graminivorous bird.

Origin of graminivorous

1
1730–40; <Latin grāmin- (stem of grāmen) grass + -i- + -vorous

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graminivorous

/ (ˌɡræmɪˈnɪvərəs) /


adjective
  1. (of animals) feeding on grass

Origin of graminivorous

1
C18: from Latin grāmen grass + -vorous

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