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HERBIVOROUS [1 record]

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Record 1 2004-05-12

English

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

... feeding chiefly on grass or other plants.

OBS

Used especially of mammals.

OBS

Compare with "phytophagous.

French

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

Se dit d'un animal vertébré qui se nourrit de végétaux, et plus particulièrement de monocotylédones ("herbes"). (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

Aplíquese al animal que se alimenta de hierba.

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