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herbivore

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for herbivore.

Editorial note

Humans have digestive systems that are basically somewhere between a simple herbivore and a carnivore (a horse and a dog).

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Quick take

An organism that feeds chiefly on plants; an animal that feeds on herbage or vegetation as the main part of its diet.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of herbivore gathered in one view.

noun

An organism that feeds chiefly on plants; an animal that feeds on herbage or vegetation as the main part of its diet.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for herbivore.

noun

An organism that feeds chiefly on plants; an animal that feeds on herbage or vegetation as the main part of its diet.

Example sentences

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Humans have digestive systems that are basically somewhere between a simple herbivore and a carnivore (a horse and a dog).

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However, our molars are still meant for ripping and not flat for grinding like a herbivore's.

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It doesn't take many wolves to change the behavior of nearly every herbivore they prey upon.

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Our jaws provide vertical movement like a carnivore, not rotary grinding motions like a herbivore.

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The same principle can be applied to pork fat -- and presumably any other herbivore?

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And of course, strictly herbivore species are very good at their main business.

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Some herbivore animals are always in ketosis, and some carnivores are almost never in ketosis unless they are starving and can’t find protein.

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I couldn't quite get why a ruminent herbivore was being fed meat in the first place.

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It's why we now have little interest in opposing Putin, who is a herbivore by comparison.

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It is far from a certain that we are apex predators since we can survive on a largely herbivore diet.

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We have strong stomach acid compared to herbivores and our stomachs provide almost no digestive activity (a tremendous amount of digestion occurs in an herbivore's stomach).

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Our mouth parts are more like a carnivore than an herbivore, but evolution has reduced some of the more useful hunter parts, our canines are pretty small at this point.

Quote examples

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It reminds me of those herbivore men and "declining sex" articles that popped up recently.

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I always thought the target demographic for magical girl shows were the so-called "grass eater" or herbivore men.

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I think sharing is actually the most likely if you consider the "herbivore men" trend.

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Herbivore men in Japanese is not "soshoku danshi", it's "soshoku KEI danshi".

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use herbivore in a sentence?

Humans have digestive systems that are basically somewhere between a simple herbivore and a carnivore (a horse and a dog).

What does herbivore mean?

An organism that feeds chiefly on plants; an animal that feeds on herbage or vegetation as the main part of its diet.

What part of speech is herbivore?

herbivore is commonly used as noun.