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# herbivore

noun (a herbivore, herbivores)

«herbivore» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A herbivore is an animal that eats only plants, such as grass, leaves, fruit or seeds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/herbivore/#m1)

### In the lessons

In science it is a key word in food chains and food webs, together with carnivore (eats meat) and omnivore (eats both). Herbivores are usually primary consumers: they eat producers (plants) and are often eaten by carnivores. Their teeth are often flat for grinding. Phrases: «herbivore teeth», «a large herbivore».

### Examples

- A cow is a herbivore. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/herbivore/#x1)
- Rabbits, deer and sheep are herbivores. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/herbivore/#x2)
- Herbivores have flat teeth for grinding plants. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/herbivore/#x3)
- Some dinosaurs, like Triceratops, were herbivores. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/herbivore/#x4)
- In the food chain, the herbivore eats the grass and the fox eats the herbivore. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/herbivore/#x5)
- A koala is a herbivore that eats eucalyptus leaves. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/herbivore/#x6)
- Is a panda a herbivore? It eats almost only bamboo. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/herbivore/#x7)
- Elephants are the biggest herbivores on land. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/herbivore/#x8)

### Note

Countable: «a herbivore», «herbivores». In the UK the h is spoken (a herbivore); in the USA «herb» often has a silent h, so some say «an herbivore». Adjective: «herbivorous». Compare carnivore and omnivore. Vegetarian people are not usually called herbivores except as a joke.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «herbivore» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/herbivore/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«herbivore» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/herbivore.html) on Mova free.