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HERBIVORY Synonyms

There are 12 synonyms of the word herbivory. (exact relations)
There are 6 hypernyms of the word herbivory. (close relations)
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verbv
noun

• vegetation (such as young shoots, twigs, and leaves) that is suitable for animals to eat

• reading superficially or at random

• the act of feeding by continual nibbling

verb

• shop around; not necessarily buying

• feed as in a meadow or pasture

• look around casually and randomly, without seeking anything in particular

• eat lightly, try different dishes

consume
verbv
verb

• eat up completely, as with great appetite

• serve oneself to, or consume regularly

• spend extravagantly

• destroy completely

• use up (resources or materials)

• engage fully

crop
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the yield from plants in a single growing season

• a cultivated plant that is grown commercially on a large scale

• a collection of people or things appearing together

• the output of something in a season

• the stock or handle of a whip

• a pouch in many birds and some lower animals that resembles a stomach for storage and preliminary maceration of food

verb

• cut short

• prepare for crops

• yield crops

• let feed in a field or pasture or meadow

• feed as in a meadow or pasture

• cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of

devour
verbv
verb

• to consume

• enjoy avidly

• eat up completely, as with great appetite

• eat greedily

eat
verbv
verb

• take in solid food

• eat a meal; take a meal

• take in food; used of animals only

• worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way

• use up (resources or materials)

• cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid

feed
verb, nounv, n
noun

• food for domestic livestock

verb

• provide as food

• give food to

• feed into; supply

• introduce continuously

• support or promote

• take in food; used of animals only

• serve as food for; be the food for

• move along, of liquids

• profit from in an exploitatory manner

• gratify

• provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to

forage
verbv
noun

• bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle

• the act of searching for food and provisions

verb

• collect or look around for (food)

• wander and feed

gnaw
verbv
verb

• bite or chew on with the teeth

• become ground down or deteriorate

graze
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a superficial abrasion

• the act of grazing

verb

• feed as in a meadow or pasture

• break the skin (of a body part) by scraping

• let feed in a field or pasture or meadow

• scrape gently

• eat lightly, try different dishes

munch
verbv
noun

• a large bite

• Norwegian painter (1863-1944)

verb

• crush with the teeth, making a grinding sound

nibble
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a small byte

• gentle biting

verb

• bite off very small pieces

• bite gently

• eat intermittently; take small bites of

plant-eating
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• (of animals) feeding on plants

Best Hypernyms For HERBIVORY

Here is a list of related hypernyms for herbivory, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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consumption eating feeding ingestion intake nutrition

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