From infancy on, we humans delight in tales in which nice little herbivores escape from the clutches of big bad carnivores (Science News Letter).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
her·bi·vore — … Useful english dictionary
vore — grani·vore; her·bi·vore; in·sec·ti·vore; om·ni·vore; … English syllables
her — ad·her·ence; ad·her·en·cy; ad·her·end; co·her·en·cy; co·her·ent; co·her·er; dis·her·it; dis·in·her·i·son; ex·her·e·da·tion; ex·her·i·date; her·a·bol; her·a·cle·an; her·a·cle·um; her·a·cli·te·an·ism; her·ald·ist; her·ald·ry; her·a·path·ite;… … English syllables
herbivore — her·bi·vore … English syllables
herbivore — her·bi·vore (h)ər bə .vō(ə)r, .vȯ(ə)r n a plant eating animal esp UNGULATE * * * her·bi·vore (urґ ) (hurґbĭ vor) a herbivorous animal … Medical dictionary
herbivore — her|bi|vore [ ɜrbı,vɔr ] noun count an animal that eats only plants. An animal that eats only meat is called a carnivore. ╾ her|biv|o|rous [ ər bıv(ə)rəs ] adjective … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
herbivore — her|bi|vore [ˈhə:bıvo: US ˈhə:rbıvo:r, ˈə:r ] n [Date: 1800 1900; : Latin; Origin: herbivorus plant eating , from herba ( HERB) + vorus, from vorare to eat ] an animal that only eats plants →↑carnivore, omnivore ↑omnivore >herbivorous… … Dictionary of contemporary English
herbivore — her•bi•vore [[t]ˈhɜr bəˌvɔr, ˌvoʊr[/t]] n. zool. a herbivorous animal • Etymology: 1850–55 … From formal English to slang
Herbivore — Her bi*vore, n. [Cf. F. herbivore.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of the Herbivora. P. H. Gosse. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Family of Humfrey of Xanth — For more characters of the Xanth series by Piers Anthony, see List of Xanth characters. The magician Humfrey has the largest known extended family in Xanth. Characters from nearly the beginning of Xanth to many in current day Xanth are included… … Wikipedia
