herbivore
noun
a herbivorous animal.
herbivores
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pluralof herbivore.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It could also be an amynodon, or “swamp rhino,” a member of an extinct family of of large-bodied herbivores that are distantly related to rhinos.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
The lake shores supported a remarkable variety of herbivores.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
Reintroducing wild horses and other herbivores to keep vegetation in check appeals to environmentalists.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
"They're herbivores, so they feed on lots of different vegetation, so you'll often see piles of sticks with the bark chewed off."
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2026
It was a house-that-Jack-built sequence, in which the large carnivores had eaten the smaller carnivores, that had eaten the herbivores, that had eaten the plankton, that had absorbed the poison from the water.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
