as in animal
an animal that only eats plants
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Blood popsicles for the carnivores and frozen veggie ice treats for herbivores.
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Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 18 July 2024
Plants produce these glands to bribe ants with a sweet reward; in return, ants will defend the plant from insect herbivores.
—Jacob S. Suissa, The Conversation, 20 June 2024
The four-legged herbivore, which measures 11 feet tall and 27 feet long, ranks high among the most complete skeletons ever found, according to Sotheby’s.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 July 2024
Large herbivores summon grasslands by trampling the ground.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 25 June 2024
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Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 18 July 2024
Plants produce these glands to bribe ants with a sweet reward; in return, ants will defend the plant from insect herbivores.
—Jacob S. Suissa, The Conversation, 20 June 2024
The four-legged herbivore, which measures 11 feet tall and 27 feet long, ranks high among the most complete skeletons ever found, according to Sotheby’s.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 July 2024
Large herbivores summon grasslands by trampling the ground.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 25 June 2024
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“Herbivore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/herbivore. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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