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herbivorous

[hur-biv-er-uhs, ur-] / hɜrˈbɪv ər əs, ɜr- /
ADJECTIVE
vegetarian
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The menu, all vegetarian, includes treats such as a Buddha bowl with microgreens and Brussels sprouts with “bacon” from the Herbivorous Butcher in Minneapolis.

From Washington Post • Aug. 15, 2018

Herbivorous fish are particularly important for coral reefs, because their grazing prevents the algae from overgrowing and killing corals.

From Nature • Jul. 10, 2018

Herbivorous mammals like the giraffe have front teeth, muscular lips, flattened molars, and jawbones that pull and grind leaves in a side-to-side motion.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2018

Herbivorous fish, which can help reduce macroalgae cover, have also increased.

From The Guardian • Dec. 27, 2017

Herbivorous beasts, therefore, incline to and digest animal food; consequently, we must give sick oxen meat broths, pure milk, or milk and water.

From On the cattle plague: or, Contagious typhus in horned cattle. Its history, origin, description, and treatment by Bourguignon, Honor?




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