Meaning & use
Herbivory
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The consumption of plants or plant material by animals; the ecological relationship of plant-eating.
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Herbivory shapes the structure of grassland ecosystems by controlling plant growth.
Scientists studied herbivory patterns among deer populations in the forest.
A note on using this word
A key ecological term describing one of the primary types of consumer-resource interactions, alongside carnivory and omnivory.
Words with a similar meaning
plant-eating
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Words with an opposite meaning
carnivory
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