herbivorous

English

Etymology

From Latin herba, grass, and -vore.

Adjective

herbivorous (comparative more herbivorous, superlative most herbivorous)

1. Feeding only on plants.

See also

• omnivorous

Related terms

• herbivore
• herbivorousness

Translations

feeding only on plants

• Catalan: herbívor (ca)
• Czech: býložravý (cs) m
• Esperanto: herbovora (eo)
• French: herbivore (fr)
• German: pflanzenfressend (de)
• Hungarian: növényevő (hu)

• Malay: maun (ms)
• Polish: roślinożerny (pl)
• Portuguese: herbívoro (pt)
• Russian: травоядный (ru) (travojádnyj) 
• Scottish Gaelic: lus-itheach (gd), feur-itheach (gd)
• Spanish: herbívoro (es)