herbivorous

adjective

Definition of herbivorousnext
as in vegetarian

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Recent Examples of herbivorous That suggests Tanyka may have been omnivorous or herbivorous — a departure from many of its meat-eating relatives. — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2026 Purple sea urchins, herbivorous invertebrates, eat mostly kelp, and their usual predators, sunflower sea stars, have been decimated by sea star wasting disease. — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 20 Apr. 2026 In this period, the ancestors of the prehistoric cave bears (Ursus spelaeus), Ursus deningeri, became increasingly herbivorous. — New Atlas, 2 Dec. 2025 This suggests the animal may have eaten tough plant material and small invertebrates with hard shells, making Tanyka possibly omnivorous or herbivorous, unlike many of its meat-eating relatives. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for herbivorous
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vegetarian
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  • The Berliners are well known in the business world through Amy’s Kitchen, the organic-food pioneer that helped bring natural and vegetarian frozen meals into mainstream grocery aisles.
    — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2026
  • Both savory options, a spinach and feta pastry and goat cheese and mushroom quiche, were vegetarian.
    — Eva Flowe June 27, Charlotte Observer, 27 June 2026
Definition of vegetarian

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