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an animal that only eats plants
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Recent Examples of herbivores
As the climate shifted from wet, mangrove-like forests to more arid environments, many early herbivores struggled to adapt and eventually disappeared.
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Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
Though the herbivores typically only feast on veggies, groundhogs still have formidable teeth.
—Kate Perez, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026
This suggests that these trees have evolved a unique defense strategy where chemical compounds are mobilized to seal wounds, while also inhibiting the invasion of pathogens or herbivores.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The herbivores are distantly related to deer and cows.
—Daniel Hunt
january 16, Sacbee.com, 16 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
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
Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
Though the herbivores typically only feast on veggies, groundhogs still have formidable teeth.
—Kate Perez, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026
This suggests that these trees have evolved a unique defense strategy where chemical compounds are mobilized to seal wounds, while also inhibiting the invasion of pathogens or herbivores.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The herbivores are distantly related to deer and cows.
—Daniel Hunt
january 16, Sacbee.com, 16 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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for herbivores
Noun
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Bird flu spreads through feces and saliva, which can impact other animals and humans.—
Alexandra Simon,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Research in this area is limited — and mostly in animals.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026
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That included looking at everything from the average cost of groceries for vegetarians and vegans, the number of restaurants with vegetarian and vegan offerings, and for the vegetarian lifestyle, the availability of vegan and vegetarian festivals.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Dec. 2025
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That included looking at everything from the average cost of groceries for vegetarians and vegans, the number of restaurants with vegetarian and vegan offerings, and for the vegetarian lifestyle, the availability of vegan and vegetarian festivals.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Dec. 2025
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From droppings-mimicking spiders in Borneo to a tiny gecko tucked under bark in India, these creatures have been quietly perfecting their disguises while science is only now catching up — one DNA barcode, one micro-CT scan at a time.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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The findings, published in the journal Nature, reveal a world recovering from devastation and teeming with strange, soft-bodied creatures whose delicate features were frozen in stone with astonishing detail.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile smaller critters, such as mice, produce high-frequency whistles.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
24 Feb. 2026
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From reviving tired wood cutting boards to catching critters, this multitasking tool earns its keep far beyond baking day.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
23 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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“Herbivores.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/herbivores. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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