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The Omnivore's Dilemma
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That's right, these herbivores, natural plant eaters, are fed meat.†
Chpt 1.5

herbivores = animals that feed only on plants
We can bite like a carnivore, or chew like an herbivore, depending on the dish.
Chpt 1.8 *

herbivore = plant-eating animal
Every step up the food chain, or "trophic pyramid," approximately 90% of energy is lost, which is why there are fewer carnivores than there are herbivores.†
Chpt 1.9

herbivores = animals that feed only on plants
Birds follow and clean up after herbivores.†
Chpt 3.12
When we looked at beef ranching, we learned how grasses and herbivores formed a partnership over millions of years of evolution.†
Chpt 3.12
People in prehistoric times often hunted the big herbivores that dined on grass.†
Chpt 3.12
They didn't need herbivores to turn the grass into meat.†
Chpt 3.12
In nature you'll always find birds following herbivores," Joel had explained.†
Chpt 3.14
In each case the birds dine on the insects that would otherwise bother the herbivore.†
Chpt 3.14

herbivore = an animal that feeds only on plants
When Joel lets his chickens loose in a pasture, he is using their natural instinct to clean up after herbivores.†
Chpt 3.14

herbivores = animals that feed only on plants

Definitions:

(1) (herbivorous)
feeding only on plants

Herbivorous animals (herbivores) are often contrasted to carnivores (meat-eating animals) and omnivores (animals that eat both plants and meat).
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)