herbivore

noun

her·​bi·​vore ˈ(h)ər-bə-ˌvȯr 

: a herbivorous animal

Examples of herbivore in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That group of herbivores were among the first dinosaurs to be discovered and studied, according to the paper. —Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2025

Ornithomimosaurs were likely not strictly carnivores, but rather omnivores or herbivores, Nau said. —Lauren Liebhaber september 22, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2025

Voles, which are herbivores, construct surface or underground runways in areas of heavy ground cover. —Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2025

Yet despite their popularity, pachycephalosaurs continue to puzzle paleontologists in part because fossils of these bipedal herbivores are rare, says Lindsay Zanno, a paleontologist at North Carolina State University. —Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2025

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Herbivora, group of mammals, from neuter plural of herbivorus

First Known Use

1854, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for herbivore

• albacore
• alongshore
• antiwar
• anymore
• blastopore
• carnivore
• commodore
• dinosaur
• evermore
• furthermore
• guarantor
• heretofore

Kids Definition

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 

: a plant-eating animal

especially : ungulate