Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

herbivory

/hɚˈbɪvəɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.86 in modern English

Syllables: her-biv-o-ry
IPA: /hɚˈbɪvəɹi/

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The consumption of living plant tissue by animals.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Herbivory is a paradoxical interspecific interaction. On the one hand, upward of a quarter of all species are herbivorous insects (Strong et al., 1984) and some additional fraction of the noninsect species is also herbivorous, so plant-herbivore interactions are common. On the other hand, the simple observation is that, to a first approximation, the earth is green (Hairston et al., 1960), despite the combined effect of those herbivores."

Etymology

Etymology tree English herbivore Latin -ia Old French -ieder. Middle English -ie Middle English -y English -y English herbivory From herbivore + -y.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /hɚˈbɪvəɹi/
British English: /həˈbɪvəɹi/

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

antiherbivory herbivore herbivorous

Synonyms

herbivorousness phytophagy

Rhymes With

delivery livery shivery quivery nondelivery carnivory rivery omnivory misdelivery slivery

Questions

How do you pronounce herbivory?: The recorded pronunciation is /hɚˈbɪvəɹi/.
What does herbivory mean?: The consumption of living plant tissue by animals.
Where does herbivory come from?: Etymology tree English herbivore Latin -ia Old French -ieder. Middle English -ie Middle English -y English -y English herbivory From herbivore + -y.

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