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Tapirs are herbivores, and their diet consists mainly of leaves, twigs, fruits, and aquatic vegetation.
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Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 4 July 2024
While griffins in art are toothless or have the jaws of carnivores, Protoceratops was an herbivore with a dense pack of cheek teeth behind its beak.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 25 June 2024
While Kong was more or less dinosaur size in his film debut, even that much smaller ape could’ve beaten a big herbivore.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2024
Maiden Vegan serves vegan tasting menus that will satisfy herbivores and carnivores alike.
—Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2024
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Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 4 July 2024
While griffins in art are toothless or have the jaws of carnivores, Protoceratops was an herbivore with a dense pack of cheek teeth behind its beak.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 25 June 2024
While Kong was more or less dinosaur size in his film debut, even that much smaller ape could’ve beaten a big herbivore.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2024
Maiden Vegan serves vegan tasting menus that will satisfy herbivores and carnivores alike.
—Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2024
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“Herbivore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/herbivore. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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herbivore
noun
her·bi·vore
ˈ(h)ər-bə-ˌvō(ə)r 
-ˌvȯ(ə)r
: a plant-eating animal
Medical Definition
herbivore
noun
her·bi·vore
ˈ(h)ər-bə-ˌvō(ə)r
-ˌvȯ(ə)r
-ˌvȯ(ə)r
: a plant-eating animal
especially
: ungulate
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