herbivore
noun
- animal anatomically and physiologically adapted to eating plant material
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈhɜːbɪvɔː(ɹ)/ / /ˈ(h)ɜːɹbɪvɔːɹ/
noun
Etymology: From French herbivore, from Latin herbivorus. By surface analysis, herb (“herbage”) + -i- + -vore.
- An organism that feeds chiefly on plants; an animal that feeds on herbage or vegetation as the main part of its diet.
“It is unlikely that any member of the hominin clade was either an obligate herbivore or an obligate carnivore”