"herbivore" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhɜːbɪvɔː(ɹ)/ [UK], /ˈ(h)ɜːɹbɪvɔːɹ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-herbivore.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-herbivore.wav [US] Forms: herbivores [plural]
Etymology: From French herbivore. Equivalent to herb (herbage) + -vore. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|herbivore}} French herbivore, {{m|en|herb}} herb, {{suffix|en||vore}} + -vore Head templates: {{en-noun}} herbivore (plural herbivores)
  1. An organism that feeds chiefly on plants; an animal that feeds on herbage or vegetation as the main part of its diet. Wikipedia link: herbivore Categories (topical): Biology, Diets Synonyms: phytophage, vegetarian, vegan (english: of people) Derived forms: herbivoral, herbivore man, herbivorous, herbivory Related terms: Herbivora, carnivore, folivore, frugivore, hemovore, insectivore, omnivore Translations (plant-eating organism): herbivoor (Afrikaans), planteter (Afrikaans), βοτόν (botón) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), حَيَوَان عَاشِب (ḥayawān ʕāšib) [masculine] (Arabic), խոտակեր (xotaker) (Armenian), belarjale (Basque), geotdebrer [masculine] (Breton), тревопасно животно (trevopasno životno) [neuter] (Bulgarian), herbívor [masculine] (Catalan), 食草動物 (Chinese Mandarin), 食草动物 (shícǎo dòngwù) (Chinese Mandarin), býložravec [masculine] (Czech), planteæder [common-gender] (Danish), herbivoor [masculine] (Dutch), planteneter [masculine] (Dutch), herbovorulo (Esperanto), kasvinsyöjä (Finnish), herbivore [masculine] (French), herbívoro [masculine] (Galician), ბალახიჭამია (balaxič̣amia) (Georgian), ბალახისმჭამელი ცხოველები (balaxismč̣ameli cxovelebi) (Georgian), Pflanzenfresser [masculine] (German), φυτοφάγος (fytofágos) [masculine] (Greek), növényevő (Hungarian), herbivoro (Ido), herbivor (Indonesian), kasvonsööjä (Ingrian), erbivoro [masculine] (Italian), 草食動物 (sōshoku dōbutsu) (alt: そうしょくどうぶつ) (Japanese), ಸಸ್ಯಾಹಾರಿ (sasyāhāri) (Kannada), តិណាសី (teh na sei) (Khmer), 초식 동물 (chosik dongmul) (alt: 草食動物) (Korean), žolėdis (english: grass-eater) [masculine] (Lithuanian), augalėdis (english: plant-eater) [masculine] (Lithuanian), тревоја́дец (trevojádec) [masculine] (Macedonian), тревопа́сно жи́вотно (trevopásno žívotno) [neuter] (Macedonian), binatang maun (Malay), haiwan maun (Malay), haiwan herbivor (Malay), herbivor (Malay), സസ്യഭുക്ക് (sasyabhukkŭ) (Malayalam), kaiota (Maori), өвсөн тэжээлтэн (övsön težeelten) (Mongolian), giyaxwer [neuter] (Northern Kurdish), planteeter [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), planteetar [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), wyrtǣta [masculine] (Old English), گیاهخوار (giyâhxvâr) (Persian), roślinożerca [masculine] (Polish), herbívoro [masculine] (Portuguese), erbivor [neuter] (Romanian), травоя́дное живо́тное (travojádnoje živótnoje) [neuter] (Russian), фитофа́г (fitofág) [masculine] (Russian), lus-itheadair [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), би̏љоје̄д [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), би̏љождер [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), bȉljojēd [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), bȉljožder [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), biljojedac [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), bylinožravec [masculine] (Slovak), rastlinojedec [masculine] (Slovene), rastlinojed [masculine] (Slovene), herbívoro [masculine] (Spanish), mla-mimea (Swahili), växtätare [common-gender] (Swedish), halmankain (Tagalog), erbiboro (Tagalog), สัตว์กินพืช (sàt-gin-pʉ̂ʉt) (Thai), động vật ăn cỏ (Vietnamese), động vật ăn thực vật (Vietnamese), llysysor [masculine] (Welsh), llysysydd [masculine] (Welsh)

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          "sense": "plant-eating organism",
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        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "plant-eating organism",
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          "code": "io",
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          "sense": "plant-eating organism",
          "word": "herbivoro"
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          "sense": "plant-eating organism",
          "word": "herbivor"
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          "code": "izh",
          "lang": "Ingrian",
          "sense": "plant-eating organism",
          "word": "kasvonsööjä"
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          "sense": "plant-eating organism",
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          "alt": "そうしょくどうぶつ",
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          "roman": "teh na sei",
          "sense": "plant-eating organism",
          "word": "តិណាសី"
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          "alt": "草食動物",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "chosik dongmul",
          "sense": "plant-eating organism",
          "word": "초식 동물"
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        {
          "code": "kmr",
          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "sense": "plant-eating organism",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
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          "word": "giyaxwer"
        },
        {
          "code": "lt",
          "english": "grass-eater",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "plant-eating organism",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "žolėdis"
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        {
          "code": "lt",
          "english": "plant-eater",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "plant-eating organism",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "augalėdis"
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          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "trevojádec",
          "sense": "plant-eating organism",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "тревоја́дец"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "trevopásno žívotno",
          "sense": "plant-eating organism",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "тревопа́сно жи́вотно"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "plant-eating organism",
          "word": "binatang maun"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "plant-eating organism",
          "word": "haiwan maun"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "plant-eating organism",
          "word": "haiwan herbivor"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "plant-eating organism",
          "word": "herbivor"
        },
        {
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "sasyabhukkŭ",
          "sense": "plant-eating organism",
          "word": "സസ്യഭുക്ക്"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "plant-eating organism",
          "word": "kaiota"
        },
        {
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "övsön težeelten",
          "sense": "plant-eating organism",
          "word": "өвсөн тэжээлтэн"
        },
        {
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "plant-eating organism",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "planteeter"
        },
        {
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "plant-eating organism",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "planteetar"
        },
        {
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "plant-eating organism",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "wyrtǣta"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "giyâhxvâr",
          "sense": "plant-eating organism",
          "word": "گیاهخوار"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "plant-eating organism",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "roślinożerca"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "plant-eating organism",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "herbívoro"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "plant-eating organism",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "erbivor"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "travojádnoje živótnoje",
          "sense": "plant-eating organism",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
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          "word": "травоя́дное живо́тное"
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "fitofág",
          "sense": "plant-eating organism",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "фитофа́г"
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        {
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "plant-eating organism",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "lus-itheadair"
        },
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          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "plant-eating organism",
          "tags": [
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            "masculine"
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          "word": "би̏љоје̄д"
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        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "plant-eating organism",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "би̏љождер"
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          "code": "sh",
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          "sense": "plant-eating organism",
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          "code": "sh",
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          "sense": "plant-eating organism",
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          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "plant-eating organism",
          "tags": [
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            "masculine"
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          "word": "biljojedac"
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          "code": "sk",
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          "sense": "plant-eating organism",
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          "word": "bylinožravec"
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          "sense": "plant-eating organism",
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          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "plant-eating organism",
          "tags": [
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        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "plant-eating organism",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "herbívoro"
        },
        {
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "plant-eating organism",
          "word": "mla-mimea"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "plant-eating organism",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "växtätare"
        },
        {
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "plant-eating organism",
          "word": "halmankain"
        },
        {
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "plant-eating organism",
          "word": "erbiboro"
        },
        {
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "sàt-gin-pʉ̂ʉt",
          "sense": "plant-eating organism",
          "word": "สัตว์กินพืช"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "plant-eating organism",
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      "sense": "plant-eating organism",
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      "sense": "plant-eating organism",
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        "masculine"
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      "code": "hy",
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      "roman": "xotaker",
      "sense": "plant-eating organism",
      "word": "խոտակեր"
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      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "plant-eating organism",
      "word": "belarjale"
    },
    {
      "code": "br",
      "lang": "Breton",
      "sense": "plant-eating organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "geotdebrer"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "trevopasno životno",
      "sense": "plant-eating organism",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "plant-eating organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "herbívor"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "plant-eating organism",
      "word": "食草動物"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shícǎo dòngwù",
      "sense": "plant-eating organism",
      "word": "食草动物"
    },
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "plant-eating organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "býložravec"
    },
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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "plant-eating organism",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "planteæder"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "plant-eating organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "herbivoor"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "plant-eating organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "planteneter"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "plant-eating organism",
      "word": "herbovorulo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "plant-eating organism",
      "word": "kasvinsyöjä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "plant-eating organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "herbivore"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "plant-eating organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "herbívoro"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "balaxič̣amia",
      "sense": "plant-eating organism",
      "word": "ბალახიჭამია"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "balaxismč̣ameli cxovelebi",
      "sense": "plant-eating organism",
      "word": "ბალახისმჭამელი ცხოველები"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "plant-eating organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Pflanzenfresser"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "fytofágos",
      "sense": "plant-eating organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "φυτοφάγος"
    },
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      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "botón",
      "sense": "plant-eating organism",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "βοτόν"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "plant-eating organism",
      "word": "növényevő"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "plant-eating organism",
      "word": "herbivoro"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "plant-eating organism",
      "word": "herbivor"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "plant-eating organism",
      "word": "kasvonsööjä"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "plant-eating organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "erbivoro"
    },
    {
      "alt": "そうしょくどうぶつ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "sōshoku dōbutsu",
      "sense": "plant-eating organism",
      "word": "草食動物"
    },
    {
      "code": "kn",
      "lang": "Kannada",
      "roman": "sasyāhāri",
      "sense": "plant-eating organism",
      "word": "ಸಸ್ಯಾಹಾರಿ"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "teh na sei",
      "sense": "plant-eating organism",
      "word": "តិណាសី"
    },
    {
      "alt": "草食動物",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "chosik dongmul",
      "sense": "plant-eating organism",
      "word": "초식 동물"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "plant-eating organism",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "giyaxwer"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "english": "grass-eater",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "plant-eating organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "žolėdis"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "english": "plant-eater",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "plant-eating organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "augalėdis"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "trevojádec",
      "sense": "plant-eating organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "тревоја́дец"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "trevopásno žívotno",
      "sense": "plant-eating organism",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "тревопа́сно жи́вотно"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "plant-eating organism",
      "word": "binatang maun"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "plant-eating organism",
      "word": "haiwan maun"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "plant-eating organism",
      "word": "haiwan herbivor"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "plant-eating organism",
      "word": "herbivor"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "sasyabhukkŭ",
      "sense": "plant-eating organism",
      "word": "സസ്യഭുക്ക്"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "plant-eating organism",
      "word": "kaiota"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "övsön težeelten",
      "sense": "plant-eating organism",
      "word": "өвсөн тэжээлтэн"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "plant-eating organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "planteeter"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "plant-eating organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "planteetar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "plant-eating organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "wyrtǣta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "giyâhxvâr",
      "sense": "plant-eating organism",
      "word": "گیاهخوار"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "plant-eating organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "roślinożerca"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "plant-eating organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "herbívoro"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "plant-eating organism",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "erbivor"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "travojádnoje živótnoje",
      "sense": "plant-eating organism",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "травоя́дное живо́тное"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "fitofág",
      "sense": "plant-eating organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "фитофа́г"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "plant-eating organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lus-itheadair"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "plant-eating organism",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "би̏љоје̄д"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "plant-eating organism",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
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      "word": "би̏љождер"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "plant-eating organism",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bȉljojēd"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "plant-eating organism",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bȉljožder"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "plant-eating organism",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "biljojedac"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "plant-eating organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bylinožravec"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "plant-eating organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rastlinojedec"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "plant-eating organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rastlinojed"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "plant-eating organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "herbívoro"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "plant-eating organism",
      "word": "mla-mimea"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "plant-eating organism",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "växtätare"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "plant-eating organism",
      "word": "halmankain"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "plant-eating organism",
      "word": "erbiboro"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "sàt-gin-pʉ̂ʉt",
      "sense": "plant-eating organism",
      "word": "สัตว์กินพืช"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "plant-eating organism",
      "word": "động vật ăn cỏ"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "plant-eating organism",
      "word": "động vật ăn thực vật"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "plant-eating organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "llysysor"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "plant-eating organism",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "llysysydd"
    }
  ],
  "word": "herbivore"
}

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