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Since 2003 there has been a 16 percent average annual increase in the numbers of lions and an average 7 percent for elephants, and a general fivefold jump in nonmigrating herbivores.
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Tom Vanderbilt, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026
Rhynchosaurs were among the most successful land herbivores at that time, living alongside the earliest dinosaurs.
—Munis Raza, Interesting Engineering, 4 Mar. 2026
The herbivore is believed to be 125 million years old and once lived in northeastern China.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026
The study authors hypothesized that this early land animal initially fed on insects but over generations evolved into an herbivore.
—Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
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Tom Vanderbilt, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026
Rhynchosaurs were among the most successful land herbivores at that time, living alongside the earliest dinosaurs.
—Munis Raza, Interesting Engineering, 4 Mar. 2026
The herbivore is believed to be 125 million years old and once lived in northeastern China.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026
The study authors hypothesized that this early land animal initially fed on insects but over generations evolved into an herbivore.
—Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
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“Herbivore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/herbivore. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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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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