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an animal that only eats plants
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Recent Examples of herbivore
Reportedly, the site reveals a densely populated environment where this predator lived alongside freshwater sharks, bony fish, turtles, and crocodiles, as well as massive herbivores like sauropods and iguanodontians.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Dec. 2025
First, wolves ate more medium-sized herbivores.
—Alex Jensen, The Conversation, 18 Dec. 2025
Sauropods were known to travel in herds, as do many types of large modern herbivores.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 5 Dec. 2025
For example, in carnivorous mammals, the first molar is usually larger than the third, while this is reversed in herbivores.
—New Atlas, 2 Dec. 2025
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Dec. 2025
First, wolves ate more medium-sized herbivores.
—Alex Jensen, The Conversation, 18 Dec. 2025
Sauropods were known to travel in herds, as do many types of large modern herbivores.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 5 Dec. 2025
For example, in carnivorous mammals, the first molar is usually larger than the third, while this is reversed in herbivores.
—New Atlas, 2 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for herbivore
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Grace Etzelsberger, 66, has been charged with animal neglect, and the house has been condemned.—
Jenna DeAngelis,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Activities that participants can choose from include puppy yoga, wine glass paint and sip, wildlife interactions, animal trivia with prizes, yappy hour and catered food.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Jan. 2026
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Concurrently, Vichy remains focused on its LiftActiv Collagen 16 franchise, including a new Eye Serum to its vegetarian eggshell Collagen Supplements.—
Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
7 Jan. 2026
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The menu offers some accommodations for vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free needs, but Clement suggested coordinating with the box office or server for safe tweaks.—
Susan Stapleton,
Des Moines Register,
6 Jan. 2026
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The concealer is safe to use for all skin types thanks to its vegan ingredients, which also provide some surprising skin care benefits.—
Michelle Baricevic,
InStyle,
22 Jan. 2026
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It’s made from soft vegan leather that’s easy to wipe clean and has a full-zip top to keep items secure.—
Jeaneen Russell,
PEOPLE,
21 Jan. 2026
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Moreover, in every case, the ancestors were either insectivores or carnivores, with insect-eaters making the shift about three times more often than carnivores.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
ArsTechnica,
20 Aug. 2025
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Belonging to the same group of mammals as sloths and anteaters, armadillos are voracious insectivores that eat large numbers of beetles, grubs, ants, termites, and other insects, grabbing them with their sticky tongues.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
18 July 2025
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That is, a creature once believed impossible, to not exist at all.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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Foy, 41, noted how movies frequently demonize nature’s creatures.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
22 Jan. 2026
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But even though everyone is very lilacly-loving to it and constantly feeds it with sweet lucky clover, the little critter does not behave unicorn-like at all.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
20 Jan. 2026
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The critters play with each other before slipping back into the forest.—
Madeline Bartos,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2026
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Abby’s Magical Beasties, where one of the beasties goes missing, and Abby must problem-solve.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
3 Nov. 2025
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In a horrific twist, Kasumi (Kana Hanazawa) wakes up way too early — and thus has to battle the ferocious beasties to survive.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Herbivore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/herbivore. Accessed 24 Jan. 2026.
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