herbivore Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any animal that feeds chiefly on grass and other plants
    • horses are herbivores
    • the sauropod dinosaurs were apparently herbivores

WordNet


Her"bi*vore noun
Etymology
Cf. F. herbivore.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) One of the Herbivora. P. H. Gosse.

Webster 1913