Herbivore

  • 21Herbivore — Pflanzenfresser * * * Her|bi|vo|re 〈[ vo: ] m. 17; Biol.〉 pflanzenfressendes Tier [<lat. herba „Kraut, Pflanze“ + vorare „fressen“] * * * Her|bi|vo|re, der; n, n: Tier, das sich von [krautigen] Pflanzen ernährt. * * * Her|bi|vo|re, der; n, n:… …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 22herbivore — 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

  • 23herbivore — (èr bi vo r ) adj. 1°   Qui se nourrit d herbes. Le cheval et le boeuf sont herbivores. •   Le lait des femelles herbivores est très doux, J. J. ROUSS. Ém. I. 2°   S. m. Les herbivores.    Terme d entomologie. Famille de coléoptères tétramères.… …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 24herbivore —    An animal that eats plants, thus making the energy stored in plants available to carnivores [23].    See also carnivore; insectivore; omnivore …

    Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology

  • 25herbivore — Synonyms and related words: Brillat Savarin, Lucullus, amphibian, aquatic, biped, board and roomer, boarder, bon vivant, canine, cannibal, carnivore, connoisseur of food, consumer, cosmopolite, diner, diner out, eater, eater out, epicure, feeder …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 26Herbivore — Her|bi|vo|re 〈 [ vo: ] m.; Gen.: n, Pl.: n〉 Pflanzen fressendes Tier; Ggs.: Karnivore (1) …

    Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • 27herbivore — 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

  • 28Herbivore — Her|bi|vo|re der; n, n: Tier, das nur pflanzliche Nahrung zu sich nimmt …

    Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • 29herbivore — 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

  • 30herbivore — her·bi·vore || hÉœrbɪvÉ”r / hɜːbɪvɔː n. plant eating animal, herbivorous animal …

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