herbivory
her·biv·o·ry/hɚˈbɪvəɹi/noun
herbivory is spelled H-E-R-B-I-V-O-R-Y: 9 letters and 4 syllables (her·biv·o·ry). It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 111,684th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, herbivory means “The consumption of living plant tissue by animals” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in herbivory?
| Letters | 9: H-E-R-B-I-V-O-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: her·biv·o·ry |
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 111,684th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is herbivory?
Herbivory appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 111,684th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce herbivory?
- UK /həˈbɪvəɹi/
- US /hɚˈbɪvəɹi/
Herbivory has 4 syllables, split her·biv·o·ry in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-herbivory.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does herbivory mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The consumption of living plant tissue by animals.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Herbivory in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the consumption of living plant tissue by animals:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | herbivoria |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does herbivory come from?
From herbivore + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).