herbivorous
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Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming America’s version of the Serengeti Plains features an array of large mammals, from apex predators like the grizzly bear and wolf to herbivorous herds of bison, elk, and pronghorn antelope. — Joe Yogerst, National Geographic, "Top 10 wildlife encounters in parks," 9 Apr. 2019 There has been some evidence that A. wingei might have been an herbivorous variety of Arctotherium, but that's been difficult to prove or disprove without evidence. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "Divers Found Giant Bear and Wolf Remains in an Underwater Cave," 2 May 2019 Owen considered the animal might have been an insect-eater, breaking open termite nests like an anteater, but it is now known to have been herbivorous in its habits. — Smithsonian, "How Darwin’s Theory of Evolution Evolved," 8 May 2018 The report uses four metrics to assess: live coral, fleshy macroalgae, commercial fishing, and herbivorous fish. — Brian J. Skerry, National Geographic, "How One Country Is Restoring Its Damaged Ocean," 11 Apr. 2018 The dinosaur, first described in 2015 as a bizarre, herbivorous theropod, is actually a primitive ornithischian, according to the study — a placement that would strengthen the authors’ argument for rewriting the entire family tree. — Jon Tennant, Discover Magazine, "What If the Most Basic Thing We Know About Dinosaurs Is Wrong?," 24 Jan. 2018 That may be partly because the carnivores typically spend more energy than animals with herbivorous or mixed diets, pointed out John P. Whiteman of the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, who was not involved in the study. — Author: Amina Khan, Anchorage Daily News, "Polar bears burn more calories than thought. Can they survive climate change?," 2 Feb. 2018 Their final list encompassed 253 populations of 36 species of herbivorous mammals — including elephants, giraffes, zebras, hippos and wildebeests — in 126 protected areas throughout Africa. — Rachel Nuwer, New York Times, "War’s Other Victims: Animals," 12 Jan. 2018 Overfishing by humans tends to reduce the number of big, herbivorous fish that would otherwise eat the algae and give the reef a chance at rebirth. — Jackson Landers, Smithsonian, "These Itsy-Bitsy Herbivores Could Stage a Huge Coral Reef Rescue," 13 Jan. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'herbivorous.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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