Feeding on plants. [L. herba, herb, + voro, to devour]
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1) feeding on plants <\herbivorous mammals>
2) having a stout body and a long small intestine: ENDOMORPHIC
her·biv·o·rous·ly adv
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her·biv·o·rous (ər-) (hər-bivґə-rəs) [L. herba herb + vorare to eat] subsisting upon plants.Medical dictionary. 2011.