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An April 2025 study in Frontiers in Biogeography takes another look at these extinct herbivores, which were wiped out by human hunting during the last Ice Age between around 50,000 and 34,000 years ago.—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025 Stunning stat: The invasive Lantana camara has entangled 300,000 square kilometers of India's forests, diminishing food sources for herbivores.—Shafaq Patel, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025 Despite their intimidating size, elephant birds were likely herbivores, browsing on fruits, leaves, and low-lying plants.—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025 Voles, which are herbivores, construct surface or underground runways in areas of heavy ground cover.—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 8 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for herbivore
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Etymology
New Latin Herbivora, group of mammals, from neuter plural of herbivorus
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