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Large herbivores such as horses and antelope have historically kept this grass short, which prevented it from drying out and allowed other animals to access the ground beneath, Ward explains.
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Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 4 July 2024
The mammoth steppe supported incredible numbers of giant herbivores and hulking predators.
—Ferris Jabr, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2024
Blood popsicles for the carnivores and frozen veggie ice treats for herbivores.
—Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 18 July 2024
Plants produce these glands to bribe ants with a sweet reward; in return, ants will defend the plant from insect herbivores.
—Jacob S. Suissa, The Conversation, 20 June 2024
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Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 4 July 2024
The mammoth steppe supported incredible numbers of giant herbivores and hulking predators.
—Ferris Jabr, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2024
Blood popsicles for the carnivores and frozen veggie ice treats for herbivores.
—Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 18 July 2024
Plants produce these glands to bribe ants with a sweet reward; in return, ants will defend the plant from insect herbivores.
—Jacob S. Suissa, The Conversation, 20 June 2024
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“Herbivore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/herbivore. Accessed 14 Aug. 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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