plant eater

Feeds on flora

A plant eater is an animal that feeds exclusively or primarily on plants—an herbivore.

The term is straightforward and self-explanatory, often used in children's education or casual speech where *herbivore* might seem too technical: Elephants and rabbits are plant eaters.

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dietary source

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Animal flesh consumer

carnivore · predator · insectivore · scavenger · omnivore

ecological role

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Organism that consumes others

hunter · apex predator · carnivore · killer · stalker

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G