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A deer is herbivorous because it eats plants.
What does Herbivorous mean?
Herbivorous means plant-eating.
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Eating plants, or naturally suited to eating plants.
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Herbivorous animals help shape grasslands and forests.
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Scientists study herbivorous species to understand food webs and how energy moves through ecosystems.
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What does herbivorous mean?
Herbivorous animals mainly eat plants.
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Which word is an antonym of herbivorous?
Carnivorous means meat-eating, which contrasts with herbivorous.
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Herbivorous fits a sentence about an animal eating plants.
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WordHerbivorous.
Partadjective.
MeaningHerbivorous means plant-eating.
ExampleExample: A deer is herbivorous because it eats plants.
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- hur · biv · er · us
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- biv
- Ending
- us
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- Put a little extra energy on biv.
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Synonyms
Words like Herbivorous
plant-eatingEating plants as food.
vegetarianEating plant foods, especially in human diet contexts.
grazingFeeding on grass or plants.
Antonyms
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carnivorousEating animals or meat.
meat-eatingFeeding on animals.
predatoryHunting other animals for food.
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