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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
herbivore /ˈhəːbɪvɔː/

▶noun an animal that feeds on plants.

– derivatives
herbivorous /həːˈbɪv(ə)rəs/ adjective,
herbivory /həːˈbɪv(ə)ri/ noun.

– origin C19 (earlier (C17) as herbivorous): from L. herba ‘herb’ + -vore (see -vorous).

'herbivorous' also found in these Oxford entries:

ankylosaur - apatosaurus - brachiosaurus - ceratopsian - dicynodont - diplodocus - hadrosaur - herbivore - hyrax - iguanodon - ornithischian - sauropod - stegosaur - triceratops - winkle

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