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Definition of herbivore noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

herbivore

noun
 
/ˈhɜːbɪvɔː(r)/
 
/ˈɜːrbɪvɔːr/,
 
/ˈhɜːrbɪvɔːr/
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  1. any animal that eats only plants compare carnivore, insectivore, omnivore, vegetarian
    Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Latin herba ‘herb’ + -vore, from Latin -vorus (from vorare ‘devour’).
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