Meaning & use
herbivore
An animal that feeds mainly or entirely on plants.
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Deer are herbivores that graze on grasses, leaves, and young shoots.
The museum exhibit compared the teeth of herbivores and carnivores side by side.
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Herbivore contrasts with carnivore (meat-eater) and omnivore (both plants and meat), all common terms in biology.
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