Synonyms of herbivores

herbivores

noun

plural of herbivore

as in animals

an animal that only eats plants

Related Words

• animals
• vegetarians
• insectivores
• vegans
• creatures
• critters
• beasties
• invertebrates
• vertebrates
• brutes
• varmints
• bipeds
• quadrupeds
• vermin
• beasts
• pets
• domestic animals
• blasties
• livestocks
• ferals
• stocks

Dissimilar Words

• carnivores

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of herbivores

The same process occurs in the radish’s spicier cousins, and the resulting chemicals are thought to help deter herbivores and pests. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Aug. 2026

But Carcache wonders whether the vine might also deter herbivores, offering some protection to its host. — Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026

That shape could be consistent with tracks left by either theropods — a group that includes meat-eating dinosaurs — or ornithopods, which were bipedal herbivores. — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026

Hippos, which are herbivores, are the third-largest land animal after elephants and white rhinos and can weigh as much as 8,000 pounds. — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 8 Aug. 2026

Woolly mammoths coexisted with early humans who hunted the cold-resistant herbivores for food and used their tusks and bones as tools. — CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026

Invertebrates make up more than 70% of all terrestrial animal species and are important pollinators, predators and herbivores in virtually every nonmarine ecosystem. — Christopher A. Lepczyk, The Conversation, 8 July 2026

When growing in the prairie, rattlesnake master’s spiny leaves deter other herbivores as well as some insects. — Sheryl Devore, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2026

The bloody red shrimp are herbivores when young, feeding on phytoplankton, and then add carnivorous activity as adults, adding zooplankton to their diet. — Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 3 July 2026