herbivory

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Pronunciation

IPA /həˈbɪvəɹi/

Noun

herbivory noun

The consumption of living plant tissue by animals.“2009, J. Wiebe and E. Mouton, Nutria Harvest and Distribution 2008-2009 and a Survey of Nutria Herbivory Damage in Coastal Louisiana in 2009”

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herbivore browsing grazing forage ungulate foraging predation herbivority omnivory consumer herbivorization xenophagy omniherbivore bacterivory virivory pharmacophagy

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