herbivorous

Etymology

From New Latin herbivorus, from Latin herba (“grass”) and -vorus, from voro (“to eat”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /hɜːɹˈbɪvəɹəs/

Adjective

herbivorous (comparative more herbivorous, superlative most herbivorous)

1. Feeding chiefly on plants.
   • 2002, Ronald H. Karlson, Dynamics of Coral Communities, page 96:

     One example of "an herbivorous fungus" is included among the terrestrial animal experiments