# herbivorous

> English word · Adjective · IPA /(h)ɜːɹˈbɪvəɹəs/ · frequency rank #65,956

## Definitions
1. Feeding chiefly on plants.

## Etymology
Adapted borrowing of New Latin herbivorus + -ous, from Latin herba (“grass”) and -vorus, from vorō (“I devour”).

## Source
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