herbivorous
Feeds on plants
Herbivorous describes animals that feed exclusively or primarily on plants: herbivorous dinosaurs, herbivorous mammals like deer and rabbits.
The term contrasts with carnivorous (meat-eating) and omnivorous (eating both).
Herbivores have digestive systems and teeth adapted for processing vegetation rather than flesh.
Animal eating mainly fruit
- nectarivoreNectar-feeding animal
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- grazerHerbivore eating low vegetation
Mammal with hooves
- mammalWarm-blooded, milk-producing animal
- deerAntlered hoofed mammal
- giraffeTallest land animal
- elephantTusked gray giant
cow · bison · hippopotamus · rhinoceros · antelope · zebra · kangaroo · gorilla
Feeding on pasture
- browsingCasual examination of options
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
- nibblingEating in small bites
- ruminatingThinking deeply, repeatedly
cud-chewing · fermentation · cellulose · regurgitation · digestion · gut flora · cecum · rumen
Plant's leafy covering
- vegetationPlant life collectively
- leavesTree's photosynthetic organs
- grassesMonocot blade plants
- shootsFires or photographs
bark · roots · tubers · fruits · seeds · flowers · nectar · algae
Grazing ground for livestock
- meadowGrassy field for grazing
- grasslandTreeless herb-covered ecosystem
- savannaTropical grassland, sparse trees
- prairieOpen grassy flatland
steppe · rangeland · paddock · woodland · forest · wetland · tundra · scrubland
Broad teeth for grinding
- molarsRear crushing teeth
- incisorsFront cutting teeth
- diastemaSpace between adjacent teeth
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
symbiotic bacteria · detoxification · camouflage · herd behavior · vigilance · flight response · horns · antlers
One who makes things
- consumerOne who acquires goods
- food chainEcological feeding hierarchy
- food webInterconnected predator-prey relationships
- predator-preyEcological consumption relationship
carrying capacity · overgrazing · habitat · ecosystem · biodiversity · coevolution · symbiosis · keystone species
frugivore
Animal eating mainly fruit
- nectarivoreNectar-feeding animal
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- grazerHerbivore eating low vegetation
ungulate
Mammal with hooves
elephant · cow · bison · hippopotamus · rhinoceros · antelope · zebra · kangaroo · gorilla · sloth
grazing
Feeding on pasture
ruminating · cud-chewing · fermentation · cellulose · regurgitation · digestion · gut flora · cecum · rumen · hindgut
foliage
Plant's leafy covering
- vegetationPlant life collectively
- leavesTree's photosynthetic organs
- grassesMonocot blade plants
shoots · bark · roots · tubers · fruits · seeds · flowers · nectar · algae · lichen
pasture
Grazing ground for livestock
- meadowGrassy field for grazing
- grasslandTreeless herb-covered ecosystem
- savannaTropical grassland, sparse trees
prairie · steppe · rangeland · paddock · woodland · forest · wetland · tundra · scrubland · feeding ground
flat teeth
Broad teeth for grinding
fermentation · symbiotic bacteria · detoxification · camouflage · herd behavior · vigilance · flight response · horns · antlers
producer
One who makes things
- consumerOne who acquires goods
- food chainEcological feeding hierarchy
- food webInterconnected predator-prey relationships
predator-prey · carrying capacity · overgrazing · habitat · ecosystem · biodiversity · coevolution · symbiosis · keystone species · megafauna
- biology termscell, DNA, genetics, genetic, evolution
- animal traitsfur, tail, claws, teeth, wings
- cattlecow, moo, cows, bull, bulls
- creature traitsclaws, fangs, horns, scales, talons
- Insect Traitssix-legged, winged, antennae, exoskeleton, segmented
- lifestylessimple living, city life, family life, minimalism, rural life
herbivorouscarnivorous
Feeding on animal flesh
meat-eating · flesh-eating · predatory · insectivorous · predacious
herb, devour, voracious, herbivore, carnivorous, omnivorous, herbivores, insectivorous