Definition of Herbivores

1. Noun. (plural of herbivore) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Herbivores

1. herbivore [n] - See also: herbivore

Lexicographical Neighbors of Herbivores

herbes de Provence
herbescent
herbicidal
herbicidally
herbicide
herbicides
herbid
herbier
herbiest
herbiferous
herbiness
herbist
herbists
herbivora
herbivore
herbivores (current term)
herbivories
herbivorous
herbivorousness
herbivory
herbivourous
herbless
herblet
herblets
herblike
herblore
herbologies
herbologist
herbologists
herbology

Literary usage of Herbivores

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Late Triassic Footprint Fauna from the Culpeper Basin, Northern Virginia by Robert E. Weems (1987)
"These conclusions are summarized as follows: Relative Numbers of Carnivores and herbivores Figure 6 shows the relative numbers of each type of trackway. ..."

2. Natural History of Animals: Containing Brief Descriptions of the Animals by Sanborn Tenney (1875)
"herbivores, OR PLANT-EATERS, OR HOOFED ANIMALS. These are mammals which feed wholly upon vegetation, and which have hoofed feet, and use their limbs only ..."

3. The White River Badlands by Cleophas Cisney O'Harra (1920)
"The Ungulates (herbivores) are plant- feeding animals with hoofs rather than claws or nails, and with limbs perfected for running and not for climbing and ..."

4. Appropriate Oversight for Plants with Inherited Traits for Resistance to Pests by Calvin O. Qualset (1998)
"Plant resistance to herbivores and pathogens: ecology, evolution, and genetics. Univ. of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL. Harían, JR and JHJ De Wet. 1971. ..."

5. Assessment of the Value of Woodland Landscape Function to Local Communities by Tim Lynam (2003)
"Only small populations of mostly smaller herbivores such as impala now occur in ... Historically there would have been a great number of large herbivores ..."

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