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Mastodons primarily inhabited Central and North America and were herbivores, feeding on shrubs, trees, and other plants.
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Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Voles, which are herbivores, construct surface or underground runways in areas of heavy ground cover.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2024
In return, the ostriches offer the services of their acute sense of smell, which the herbivores lack.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
For the herbivores, however, especially in long-neck sauropods, their coprolites contained lots of tree ferns and charcoal.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 27 Nov. 2024
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Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Voles, which are herbivores, construct surface or underground runways in areas of heavy ground cover.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2024
In return, the ostriches offer the services of their acute sense of smell, which the herbivores lack.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
For the herbivores, however, especially in long-neck sauropods, their coprolites contained lots of tree ferns and charcoal.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Herbivore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/herbivore. Accessed 30 Dec. 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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