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herbivorous

/(h)ɜːɹˈbɪvəɹəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.31 in modern English

Syllables
her-biv-o-rous
IPA
/(h)ɜːɹˈbɪvəɹəs/
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Feeding chiefly on plants.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Adapted borrowing of New Latin herbivorus + -ous, from Latin herba (“grass”) and -vorus, from vorō (“to devour”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /(h)ɜːɹˈbɪvəɹəs/

Inflected Forms

more herbivorous (comparative) most herbivorous (superlative)

Derived Forms

antiherbivorous herbivorously herbivorousness macroherbivorous megaherbivorous nonherbivorous

Frequently Paired Words

herbivore omnivorous

Rhymes With

carnivorous omnivorous insectivorous piscivorous frugivorous sanguinivorous oryzivorous graminivorous granivorous aurivorous baccivorous fungivorous

Questions

How do you pronounce herbivorous?
The recorded pronunciation is /(h)ɜːɹˈbɪvəɹəs/.
What does herbivorous mean?
Feeding chiefly on plants.
Where does herbivorous come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce herbivorous

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