her|biv|o|rous

her|biv|o|rous
her|biv|o|rous «hur BIHV uhr uhs», adjective.
1. feeding on grass or other plants. Cattle are herbivorous animals.
2. of or belonging to the herbivores.
her|biv´o|rous|ly, adverb.

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  • her|biv´o|rous|ly — her|biv|o|rous «hur BIHV uhr uhs», adjective. 1. feeding on grass or other plants. Cattle are herbivorous animals. 2. of or belonging to the herbivores. –her|biv´o|rous|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • biv — am·biv·a·lence; am·biv·a·lent; biv·i·um; biv·ver; for·biv·o·rous; her·biv·o·ra; her·biv·o·rous; her·biv·o·ry; biv·ouac; am·biv·a·len·cy; am·biv·a·lent·ly; her·biv·o·rous·ly; …   English syllables

  • rous — ac·ti·noph·o·rous; ad·i·aph·o·rous; al·giv·o·rous; am·o·rous; am·phiv·o·rous; an·droph·o·rous; an·thoph·o·rous; an·u·rous; aphid·iv·o·rous; apiv·o·rous; apy·rous; ar·bo·rous; as·coph·o·rous; au·rous; bar·ba·rous; bar·ba·rous·ness; bi·fo·rous;… …   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

  • herbivorous — her·biv·o·rous …   English syllables

  • herbivorously — her·biv·o·rous·ly …   English syllables

  • herbivorous — her•biv•o•rous [[t]hɜrˈbɪv ər əs, ɜr [/t]] adj. zool. feeding on plants • Etymology: 1655–65; < NL herbivorus; see herb, i , vorous her•bi•vor•i•ty ˌhɜr bəˈvɔr ɪ ti, ˈvɒr n. her•biv′o•rous•ly, adv …   From formal English to slang

  • 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

  • o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… …   English syllables

  • herbivorous — Feeding on plants. [L. herba, herb, + voro, to devour] * * * her·biv·o·rous .(h)ər biv ə rəs adj 1) feeding on plants <herbivorous mammals> 2) having a stout body and a long small intestine: ENDOMORPHIC her·biv·o·rous·ly adv * * *… …   Medical dictionary

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