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an animal that only eats plants
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Recent Examples of herbivore
Hamilton, a professor of biology and research science at Washington and Lee University in Virginia, studies the role bison and other large herbivores play in ecosystems.
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Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 29 Aug. 2025
One is a short, broad body form that kept the herbivores close to the ground when on all four limbs.
—ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025
Promoters touted the meat’s nutritional value, low cholesterol, and cleanliness—the nutria is an herbivore, after all.
—Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
They are described as being herbivores, with their closing-living relatives likely being camels.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2025
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Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 29 Aug. 2025
One is a short, broad body form that kept the herbivores close to the ground when on all four limbs.
—ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025
Promoters touted the meat’s nutritional value, low cholesterol, and cleanliness—the nutria is an herbivore, after all.
—Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
They are described as being herbivores, with their closing-living relatives likely being camels.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for herbivore
Recent Examples of Synonyms for herbivore
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Embark's DNA tests screens for more than 400 breeds of dog, including wild animals such as dingoes, coyotes, wolves and village dogs, helping owners of mixed breeds understand their pet's ancestry.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Waste, agriculture, and energy increasingly intersect as crop residues and animal waste produce electricity and biofuels.—
Maurice Obeid,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Prefer a vegetarian Thanksgiving?—
Joe Sevier,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
13 Sep. 2025
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The Historic Folsom restaurant, at 727 Traders Lane, has an upscale take on the great outdoors, with an expansive food menu covering meat, seafood and vegetarian options.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Its Miracle Cookies, vegan and gluten-free, are a standout in the niche market, developed after months of experimenting with a custom, gluten-free flour blend.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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The first course is a variety of soups (oxtail, chicken, corn, and vegan options) served with pão de queijo (Brazilian cheese bread) and guava bread.—
Melissa Malamut,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Sep. 2025
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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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This includes the eyeball alien that’s possessed the sheep, a rapidly growing Xenomorph, and large, flying bug-like creatures that have made a little hive for themselves.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Thousands of skeletal creatures were lying on bunks unable to move, while dead bodies were piled in heaps all around the camp, reeking of putrefaction.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Sep. 2025
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Stores like Target, Walmart, and Amazon are replete with an eclectic array of builds from seasonally appropriate critters to gorgeous botanicals that act as verdant home décor.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
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Yards with moles, mice, or other critters are especially tempting, triggering a canine's natural prey drive.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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My favorite Maginot menagerie beastie remains the multi-eyed crawling eyeball, who in this episode takes up residence within the eye socket of a Prodigy lab goat.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
27 Aug. 2025
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Most of the remaining beasties now live on remote islands near the equator, and most humans would conveniently like to forget them.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
30 June 2025
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“Herbivore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/herbivore. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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