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/gram'euh niv"euhr euhs/, adj.feeding or subsisting on grass: a graminivorous bird.[1730-40; < L gramin- (s. of gramen) grass + -I- + -VOROUS]
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Graminivorous — Gram i*niv o*rous, a. [L. gramen, graminis, grass + vorare to eat greedily.] Feeding or subsisting on grass, and the like food; said of horses, cattle, and other animals. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
graminivorous — feeding on grass, 1739, from gramini , comb. form of L. gramen (gen. graminis) grass, fodder, which perhaps ultimately is cognate with English GRASS (Cf. grass), + VOROUS (Cf. vorous) … Etymology dictionary
graminivorous — [gram΄i niv′ə rəs] adj. [< L gramen, GRASS + I + VOROUS] feeding on grasses; grass eating … English World dictionary
graminivorous — adjective Etymology: Latin gramin , gramen Date: 1739 feeding on grass or the seeds of grass < graminivorous locusts > < graminivorous birds > … New Collegiate Dictionary
graminivorous — adj. [L. gramen, grass; vorare, to devour] Grass eating … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
graminivorous — adjective /ɡɹæmɪˈnɪvəɹəs/ That eats grasses and seeds … Wiktionary
graminivorous — gram·i·niv·o·rous .gram ə niv (ə )rəs adj feeding on grass * * * gram·i·niv·o·rous (gram″ĭ nivґə rəs) feeding or subsisting on grass or cereal grains … Medical dictionary
graminivorous — feeding on grass or cereals Feeding and Eating … Phrontistery dictionary
graminivorous — gram·i·niv·o·rous || ‚græmɪ nɪvÉ™rÉ™s adj. feeding on grass … English contemporary dictionary
graminivorous — [ˌgramɪ nɪv(ə)rəs] adjective Zoology (of an animal) feeding on grass. Origin C18: from L. gramen, gramin grass + vorous … English new terms dictionary
