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Meanings of plant eater in English

An animal that feeds on plants.

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        Examples for "herbivore"
        Examples for "herbivore"
        1
        It was an herbivore, and judging from the artists' renderings, quite muscular.
        Wired
        2
        Since that time, the American Southwest had evolved without big herbivore browsers.
        The world without us
        3
        The elephant bird was a giant herbivore, growing more then 3m tall.
        Radio NZ
        4
        However, their functions in the herbivore-induced defense response in rice remain largely unknown.
        Pubmed
        5
        The direct and indirect effects of ozone on the plant-herbivore system were studied.
        Pubmed
        Usage of plant eater in English
        1
        Human beings have always been plant eaters.
        On food and cooking: the science and lore of the kitchen
        2
        It will separate the top predators from the scavengers and the slow-moving plant eaters, the organiser promises.
        The Irish Times
        3
        It will separate the top predators from the scavengers and the slow-moving plant eaters, the(...)
        The Irish Times
        4
        So did the other descendant of Lucy's species, the so-called robust australopithecines, or nutcracker people, who became specialist plant eaters.
        The Red Queen