herbivores

plural of herbivore

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Recent Examples of herbivores Dugongs are related to manatees and, like manatees, are herbivores feeding on marine plants, according to Oceana. Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025 Our results resonate with growing evidence that preserving today’s living large herbivores and understanding the diversity of their ecological niches is crucial for conserving functional ecosystems. Aditya Reddy Kurre, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025 The species is composed of herbivores that feed on a mixture of leaves, fruits and flowers, the organization adds. Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025 Sauropodomorphs are herbivores known for their large size and long necks. Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2025 Voles, which are herbivores, construct surface or underground runways in areas of heavy ground cover. Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2025 Yet despite their popularity, pachycephalosaurs continue to puzzle paleontologists in part because fossils of these bipedal herbivores are rare, says Lindsay Zanno, a paleontologist at North Carolina State University. Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2025 Grasslands gave way to forests, and the large herbivores the lions depended on began to disappear. Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025 Wild mammals and birds, both herbivores and carnivores, generally got smaller as human populations expanded, landscapes became more fragmented and hunting pressure increased. New Atlas, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for herbivores
Noun
  • Despite shifting attention, 72 percent of consumers globally still preferred products that do not harm plants or animals, the survey showed.
    Matthew Tostevin, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Watters added that animals need privacy, not just from visitors, but from each other.
    Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The clip then hints that the small town is anything but, with disappearances of children, creepy creatures and more lurking in its past and haunting the present.
    Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Unique creatures, odd animals and new species are being discovered across the planet.
    Real-Time News team, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Celebrities, like Lisa from BLACKPINK, Lady Gaga, and Naomi Osaka have their own plush toys, while collectors have been buying and reselling these critters at an unbelievable pace and price.
    Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The whole place is powered by the magic tears of Muggle-Wumps, apelike creatures whom the Twits keep in captivity and force to stand on their heads for hours on end (there are other fun critters too, such as Alan Tudyk’s backward-talking Sweet-Toed Toad).
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025

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