graze
verb (used without object)
to feed on growing grass and pasturage, as do cattle, sheep, etc.
grazer
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a word derived from
graze.
Example Sentences
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The hippopotamus-sized grazer is thought to be related to today's sea cows, manatees and their terrestrial relatives, the elephants.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 16, 2024
Taken together, the evidence indicated that D. xiezhi shared some morphological characteristics with modern giraffes and was likely a grazer, perhaps feeding on a mix of leafy plants and grasses.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 2, 2022
Africa is home to two of the five surviving rhinoceros species: the larger white rhino, a grass grazer, and the smaller black rhino, which browses on trees and bushes.
From Salon ● Dec. 25, 2021
In our house, since my toddler daughter started eating solids, my husband has given up soda, and I’ve transformed myself from a constant grazer into a scheduled-snack-and-meal person.
From Slate ● Nov. 22, 2019
As a result, they could use them for both a delicate task like milking a grazer and the rough business of tearing and shaping branches.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
