WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
her•biv•o•rous
(hûr biv′ər əs, ûr-),USA pronunciation adj.
her•bi•vor•i•ty
(hûr′bə vôr′i tē, -vor′-),USA pronunciation n.
her•biv′o•rous•ly, adv.
- Zoologyfeeding on plants.
- Neo-Latin herbivorus; see herb, -i-, -vorous
- 1655–65;
'herbivorous' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
apatosaurus
- crop
- diplodocus
- froghopper
- hyrax
- iguana
- iguanodon
- kangaroo
- millipede
- panda
- proboscidean
- sirenian
- stegosaur
- tortoise
- triceratops
- wallaby
- wombat
- ankylosaur
- bandicoot
- ceratopsian
- dinosaur
- dugong
- grasshopper
- herbivore
- hippopotamus
- horse
- notoungulate
- ornithischian
- ornithopod
- phytophagous
- tardigrade
- saurischian
- sauropod