2 entries under this word

Herbivorous

Hĕrb'i-ear-niv'o-roŭs, a.

adjective

a. Subsisting upon both vegetable and animal food;—said of certain animals.

Her-biv'o-roûs, a.

adjective

a. [Lat. herba, herb, and vorare, to devour; Fr. herbivore.] Eating herbs; subsisting on herbaceous plants; feeding on vegetables; as, the ox and the horse are herbivorous animals.