Adjective: herbivorous (h)ur'bi-v(u-)rus [N. Amer], hur'bi-vu-rus [Brit]
- Feeding only on plants
"Little wonder, then, that herbivorous insects usually adapt so easily to the crude attempts of Homo sapiens to poison them"
See also: anthophagous, anthophilous, baccivorous, carpophagous, detritivorous, fruit-eating, grass-eating, phytophagic, phytophagous, phytophilous, plant-eating, saprophagous, saprophytic, saprozoic
Antonym: carnivorous, insectivorous, omnivorous
Encyclopedia: Herbivorous