Meanings
noungraminivore (plural graminivores)
plural graminivores
- An herbivorous animal, a grazer, that feeds primarily on grasses.
Origin
- Latingrāmen, grāminis“grass, turf, herb, plant”
- Englishgraminivore
From oblique stem of Latin grāmen, grāminis (“grass, turf, herb, plant”) + -i- + -vore.
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French graminivore
- graminivoregrass-eating animal
Hindi चराक
- चराक (carāk)grass-eating animal
Persian چرنده
- چرنده (čarande)grass-eating animal
Polish trawojad
- trawojadgrass-eating animal
Swedish gräsätare
- gräsätaregrass-eating animal
Urdu چراک, چرندہ
- چراک (carāk)grass-eating animal
- چرندہ (carandā)grass-eating animal
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graminivore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/graminivore
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“graminivore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/graminivore. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “graminivore,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/graminivore.
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