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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

HERBIVORA

Her *biv "o *ra, n. pl. Etym: [NL. , fr. L. herba herb + vorare to devour. ] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: An extensive division of Mammalia. It formerly included the Proboscidea, Hyracoidea, Perissodactyla, and Artiodactyla, but by later writers it is generally restricted to the two latter groups (Ungulata ). They feed almost exclusively upon vegetation.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

Herbivora

Her biv o ra /həː r bɪ́vərə , ｟米 ｠əː r -/名詞 〖複数扱い 〗〘動 〙草食類, 草食動物 .