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Sauropods were known to travel in herds, as do many types of large modern herbivores.
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Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 5 Dec. 2025
Their spectrum still ranges from pure carnivores to pure herbivores, with most bears today being omnivores.
—New Atlas, 2 Dec. 2025
While Kong was more or less dinosaur size in his film debut, even that much smaller ape could’ve beaten a big herbivore.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
Scientists from Yunnan University and BGI Research spent five years collecting more than 5,000 fresh faecal samples from native herbivores.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 1 Dec. 2025
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Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 5 Dec. 2025
Their spectrum still ranges from pure carnivores to pure herbivores, with most bears today being omnivores.
—New Atlas, 2 Dec. 2025
While Kong was more or less dinosaur size in his film debut, even that much smaller ape could’ve beaten a big herbivore.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
Scientists from Yunnan University and BGI Research spent five years collecting more than 5,000 fresh faecal samples from native herbivores.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 1 Dec. 2025
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“Herbivore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/herbivore. Accessed 9 Dec. 2025.
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herbivore
noun
her·bi·vore
ˈ(h)ər-bə-ˌvō(ə)r 
-ˌvȯ(ə)r
: a plant-eating animal
Medical Definition
herbivore
noun
her·bi·vore
ˈ(h)ər-bə-ˌvō(ə)r
-ˌvȯ(ə)r
-ˌvȯ(ə)r
: a plant-eating animal
especially
: ungulate
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