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Record 1 2003-11-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Zoology
  • Ecology (General)
DEF

An animal that eats only vegetation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Zoologie
  • Écologie (Généralités)
DEF

Mammifère qui se nourrit d'herbes, de feuilles.

OBS

"Herbivore" adj. : se dit d'un animal vertébré qui se nourrit de végétaux [...] (Pour les insectes, on dit plutôt dans le même sens, «phytophage», et pour l'homme, «végétarien») [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Zoología
  • Ecología (Generalidades)
DEF

Organismo animal que se nutre de vegetales.

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