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herbivore [hərbivōr] Etymology: L, herba, grass, vorare, to devour an animal that subsists mostly or entirely on plants. herbivorous, adj. herbivore one of the Herbivora; animals that subsist in their natural state entirely by eating plants and plant products. In confined management systems foods of animal origin may be included in their diets, e.g. meat meal, fish meal. non-ruminant herbivore monogastric animals, such as horses and rabbits, able to digest roughages and other fibrous feeds in their hindgut. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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If one group of conservation biologists has its way, this is how the western United States could look within the next century: filled with megafauna, including carnivores and herbivores imported from Africa, Asia, and other parts of the world. American mastodons were not just docile herbivores that whiled away their time in forests and meadows," says Daniel C. SALAD BAR: Woolly mammoths were herbivores that ate low-lying grasses and other plants. |
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