graminivorous animal
nounUK /ˌɡræmɪˈnɪvərəs ˈænɪməl/
US /ˌɡræməˈnɪvərəs ˈænəməl/
An animal that eats grass for its food.
Cows and sheep are graminivorous animals that spend most of the day eating grass.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. An animal whose diet consists mainly of grasses rather than other plants.
The prairie was home to many graminivorous animals, from bison to grasshoppers.
3. A creature adapted to eating tough, fibrous grass with special teeth.
Its flat, grinding teeth mark it as a graminivorous animal.
4. Any grass-feeding livestock kept on a farm.
The farmer raised graminivorous animals like cattle and goats.