Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

herbivore

/ˈ(h)ɜːɹbɪvɔːɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.39 in modern English

Syllables: her-bi-vore
IPA: /ˈ(h)ɜːɹbɪvɔːɹ/

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An organism that feeds chiefly on plants; an animal that feeds on herbage or vegetation as the main part of its diet.

Example Sentences

"It is unlikely that any member of the hominin clade was either an obligate herbivore or an obligate carnivore"

Etymology

From French herbivore, from Latin herbivorus. By surface analysis, herb (“herbage”) + -i- + -vore.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: *gʰreh₁-, herbivore, herbivorus

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈ(h)ɜːɹbɪvɔːɹ/
British English: /ˈhɜːbɪvɔː(ɹ)/

Inflected Forms

herbivores (plural)

Derived Forms

antiherbivore herbivoral herbivorous herbivory macroherbivore megaherbivore mesoherbivore nonherbivore omniherbivore

Phrases

herbivore man

Frequently Paired Words

Herbivora carnivore detritivore folivore frugivore hemovore insectivore omnivore

Synonyms

phytophage vegetarian vegan

Questions

How do you pronounce herbivore?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈ(h)ɜːɹbɪvɔːɹ/.
What does herbivore mean?: An organism that feeds chiefly on plants; an animal that feeds on herbage or vegetation as the main part of its diet.
Where does herbivore come from?: It is traced to French.

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