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The ranges of these herbivores, that eat many types of vegetation, are thought to be expanding fast.
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Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Since little was known about where and how these animals lived before European colonization, the researchers decided to figure out which large herbivores dominated the Yellowstone region.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 30 Oct. 2024
The dinosaur that paleontologists eventually brought back to life is composed of multiple individuals of a gigantic herbivore belonging to a sauropod species similar to Diplodocus.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 14 Aug. 2024
These factors meant that the large herbivores were on the pathway to extinction before the Holocene, when the combination of cooler temperatures and low, but sustained hunting by humans trapped them in habitats that were suboptimal for their survival.
—Conor Feehly, Discover Magazine, 26 June 2024
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Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Since little was known about where and how these animals lived before European colonization, the researchers decided to figure out which large herbivores dominated the Yellowstone region.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 30 Oct. 2024
The dinosaur that paleontologists eventually brought back to life is composed of multiple individuals of a gigantic herbivore belonging to a sauropod species similar to Diplodocus.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 14 Aug. 2024
These factors meant that the large herbivores were on the pathway to extinction before the Holocene, when the combination of cooler temperatures and low, but sustained hunting by humans trapped them in habitats that were suboptimal for their survival.
—Conor Feehly, Discover Magazine, 26 June 2024
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“Herbivore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/herbivore. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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herbivore
noun
her·bi·vore
ˈ(h)ər-bə-ˌvō(ə)r 
-ˌvȯ(ə)r
: a plant-eating animal
Medical Definition
herbivore
noun
her·bi·vore
ˈ(h)ər-bə-ˌvō(ə)r
-ˌvȯ(ə)r
-ˌvȯ(ə)r
: a plant-eating animal
especially
: ungulate
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