as in animal
an animal that only eats plants
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Recent Examples of herbivore
Then, the herbivores evolved and produced droppings laden with ferns.
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Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Dec. 2024
Oxpeckers offer great grooming services in return for a nutritious diet of fleas and dead skin from herbivores.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
The team believes that the sauropods ate the charcoal to detoxify stomach contents, since ferns can be toxic to herbivores.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 27 Nov. 2024
Known as mega herbivores that mow the parks and create inroads for other herbivores, rhinos are also good for establishing forests by ingesting seeds and spreading them across the parks in their dung.
—arkansasonline.com, 23 Sep. 2024
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Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Dec. 2024
Oxpeckers offer great grooming services in return for a nutritious diet of fleas and dead skin from herbivores.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
The team believes that the sauropods ate the charcoal to detoxify stomach contents, since ferns can be toxic to herbivores.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 27 Nov. 2024
Known as mega herbivores that mow the parks and create inroads for other herbivores, rhinos are also good for establishing forests by ingesting seeds and spreading them across the parks in their dung.
—arkansasonline.com, 23 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for herbivore
Noun
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Within days, groups like Best Friend, Santa Barbara Humane and the San Diego Humane Society began taking away the animals in an effort to open up more floor space at the facility.—
Johnny Dodd,
People.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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For those unable to make it to Washington, the Giant Panda Cam, a feed of 40 cameras spread out across the animals’ habitat, will broadcast live between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Eastern.—
Meilan Solly,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Jan. 2025
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As a vegetarian, I was never overlooked and had plenty of excellent options.—
Jennifer Billock,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Jan. 2025
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Nutrient requirements might vary depending on the mother’s health status (e.g., vegetarians may need additional choline and B12; people at risk of preeclampsia might need higher doses of calcium).—
Melissa Nieves,
Verywell Health,
8 Jan. 2025
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Target's recent announcement to rollback its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives has sparked calls for boycotts, prompting vegan lifestyle guru and Emmy-winning actress Tabitha Brown to address the situation.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
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Bay Area residents from Napa to Los Gatos seek out Super Duper’s orange sign for smash burgers, grilled chicken sandwiches ($10.50) and seasonal milkshakes ($7), along with a few vegetarian and vegan options.—
Benjy Egel,
Sacramento Bee,
25 Jan. 2025
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Here’s how to manage groundhogs Moles Moles are insectivores, tunneling to find food.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
18 Dec. 2024
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Among the species declines that have led to billions fewer birds in North America over the last half-century, grassland birds and aerial insectivores have been hit especially hard, having lost many bugs that once fed them.—
Brandon Loomis,
The Arizona Republic,
22 Sep. 2024
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Sten Lennart Jakobsen/East Zealand Museum About 66 million years ago, just before the mass extinction that wiped out the dinosaurs, a fish chewed up and spit out some sea creatures.—
James Doubek,
NPR,
29 Jan. 2025
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In the karst, rocky limestone landscape of Thailand, a group of green creatures hides in the shadows.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
28 Jan. 2025
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And while the bunny might be a quieter critter, the supernatural Rabbit Trap has some tricks up its sleeve.—
EW Staff,
EW.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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This first-time collaboration between the museums will provide specimens (and helpful magnifying glasses) to compare the real critters with their artistic representations.—
Roger Catlin,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 Jan. 2025
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Hollywood gremlins are particularly interested in meddling with technological devices to cause serious accidents, and a voiceover at the end of the film ominously warns viewers that any unexplained problems with electrical devices in the home might be on account of a such a beastie lurking there.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Oct. 2024
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From hummingbirds and butterflies to spiders and even lowly beetles, all those wee beasties are part of an intricate web that makes up an ecosystem.—
Paul Cappiello,
The Courier-Journal,
11 Oct. 2024
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“Herbivore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/herbivore. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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