phytivorous

English

Etymology

From phyto- + Latin vorare (“to eat greedily”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪvəɹəs

Adjective

phytivorous (not comparable)

1. Feeding on plants; herbivorous.
   • 1921, The American Naturalist:

     it is seen that even the carnivorous Tethys may be phytivorous

References

• “phytivorous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.