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Webster 1913 Edition
Graminivorous
Gram′i-niv′o-rous
,Adj.
[L.
gramen
, graminis
, grass + vorare
to eat greedily.] Feeding or subsisting on grass, and the like food; – said of horses, cattle, and other animals.
Webster 1828 Edition
Graminivorous
GRAMINIV'OROUS
,Adj.
Feeding or subsisting on grass. The ox and all the bovine genus of quadrupeds are graminivorous animals; so also the horse or equine genus.
Definition 2024
graminivorous
graminivorous
English
Adjective
graminivorous (comparative more graminivorous, superlative most graminivorous)
- (entomology) That eats grasses and seeds.
Usage notes
- Although the term was formerly more widely used (e.g. of grazing animals), it is now restricted to insects, as most such animals are better termed herbivorous.