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herbivores

/ˈhɜːrbɪvɔːrz/ /ˈɔːrbɪvɔːrz/

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

Examples :

""Cows, deer, and giraffes are all herbivores, so they mainly eat grass, leaves, and other plants." "
animal biology organism food nature ecology plant

Related Words

Illustration leaves

leaves noun

/liːvz/

The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants.

"The oak tree's large leaves provided shade for the children playing in the park. "

Illustration organism

organism noun

/ˈɔː.ɡən.ɪ.zəm/ /ˈɔɹ.ɡən.ɪ.zəm/

A discrete and complete living thing, such as animal, plant, fungus or microorganism.

"The single-celled organism was studied by the biology students in their science class. "

Illustration chiefly

chiefly adjective

/ˈtʃiːf.li/

Of or relating to a chief

"The school's chief concern, chiefly its declining enrollment, was discussed at the meeting. "

Illustration herbage

herbage noun

/ˈhəːbɪdʒ/

Herbs collectively.

"The cows grazed peacefully on the lush herbage of the pasture. "

Illustration plants

plants noun

/plɑːnts/ /plænts/

An organism that is not an animal, especially an organism capable of photosynthesis. Typically a small or herbaceous organism of this kind, rather than a tree.

"The garden had a couple of trees, and a cluster of colourful plants around the border."

Illustration vegetation

vegetation noun

/ˌvɛd͡ʒəˈteɪʃən/

Plants, taken collectively.

"There were large amounts of vegetation in the forest."

Illustration mainly

mainly adverb

/ˈmeɪnli/

Forcefully, vigorously.

"The children mainly pushed their way to the front of the line. "

Illustration other

other noun

/ˈɐðə/ /ʊðə/ /ˈʌðɚ/

An other, another (person, etc), more often rendered as another.

"My brother is a different person; he's an other, not like me at all. "

Illustration giraffes

giraffes noun

/dʒɪˈɹɑːfs/ /d͡ʒəˈɹæfs/

A ruminant, of the genus Giraffa, of the African savannah with long legs and highly elongated neck, which make it the tallest living animal; yellow fur patterned with dark spots, often in the form of a network; and two or more short, skin-covered horns, so-called; strictly speaking the horn-like projections are ossicones.

"While visiting the zoo, the children were amazed by the giraffes, who stretched their long necks to reach the highest leaves on the trees. "

Illustration grass

grass noun

[ɡɹ̠äːs] [ɡɹ̠eəs] [ɡɹ̠as] [ɡɹ̠ɑːs]

Any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by leaves that arise from nodes in the stem and leaf bases that wrap around the stem, especially those grown as ground cover rather than for grain.

"The children played in the soft grass of the park. "

Illustration feeds

feeds noun

/fiːdz/

Food given to (especially herbivorous) animals.

"They sell feed, riding helmets, and everything else for horses."

Illustration animal

animal noun

/ˈænɪməl/

In scientific usage, a multicellular organism that is usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing it from plants and fungi) and which derives energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (distinguishing it from plants).

"A cat is an animal, not a plant. Humans are also animals, under the scientific definition, as we are not plants."