as in animal
an animal that only eats plants
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Recent Examples of herbivore
The cosmic herbivore has its head extended — as if in preparation to feed — towards a collection of blue-white stars visible to the upper left of Meyer's nebula vista.
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 15 Jan. 2026
To protect your lilacs against hooved herbivores, install tall fencing or cages around your lilac bushes.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Jan. 2026
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.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Dec. 2025
First, wolves ate more medium-sized herbivores.
—Alex Jensen, The Conversation, 18 Dec. 2025
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 15 Jan. 2026
To protect your lilacs against hooved herbivores, install tall fencing or cages around your lilac bushes.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Jan. 2026
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.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Dec. 2025
First, wolves ate more medium-sized herbivores.
—Alex Jensen, The Conversation, 18 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for herbivore
Noun
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Wild animals had gnawed through the pressurized canisters, releasing the chemicals inside.—
Rachel Becker,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Feb. 2026
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Wash and brush the animals in your house to lessen the amount of allergens in the air.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Certified organic and vegetarian, this vitamin supplement for children supports immune health.—
PubSubHub User,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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This hearty, simple vegetarian stew is comfort in a bowl.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Feb. 2026
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To make this vegan, use vegetable broth, omit the chicken and cheese (or use nondairy cheese), and use nondairy crema or sour cream.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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Baked Beans Baked beans are a hearty side dish perfect for people following a vegetarian or vegan diet.—
Carrie Madormo,
Verywell Health,
11 Feb. 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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Researchers also learned that these 7- to 10-pound creatures, which are not much larger than a house cat, are impressively agile and travel about seven miles a day in extremely rugged territory.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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The indentations in the squishy mud harkened to a creature that had webbed toes and distinct claws.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
11 Feb. 2026
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The Ohio River isn't frozen enough to safely walk out on, but that didn't stop one curious critter.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
8 Feb. 2026
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And there are plenty more infant critters in these Wildlife Photographer of the Year images, including a possum, a crab, kestrels and bear cubs galore.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 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 14 Feb. 2026.
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