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Record 1 2003-11-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Zoology
DEF

Feeding on plants.

OBS

Used esp. of a lower animal (as an insect); distinguished from herbivorous and vegetarian.

CONT

Most often formed by plants to protect against insects and other plant-eating, animals, toxins are all around - in the pollen we inhale, the leaves we touch and the foods we eat.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Zoologie
DEF

Qui se nourrit de substances végétales.

OBS

Plus général que herbivore.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Zoología
DEF

[Dícese del] organismo heterótrofo que se alimenta de material vegetal.

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