Herbivorous
[hur-biv-er-uh s, ur-] /hɜrˈbɪv ər əs, ɜr-/
adjective
1.
feeding on plants.
/hɜːˈbɪvərəs/
adjective
1.
(of animals) feeding on grass and other plants
2.
(informal) liberal, idealistic, or nonmaterialistic
adj.
“plant-eating,” 1660s, from Modern Latin herbivorus, from Latin herba “a herb” + vorare “devour, swallow” (see voracity).
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