herbivorous
/hɜːˈbɪvərəs/adjective
उच्चारण हर्बिवरस
शाकाहारी (जानवर), केवल पौधे खाने वाला
Core wordPYP · asked 4 times
Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
- 1
(of an animal) eating only plants
शाकाहारी (जानवर), केवल पौधे खाने वाला
- Elephants and deer are herbivorous.
- herbivorous dinosaurs with long necks
- Cows, goats and rhinoceroses are herbivorous animals.
+ 2 more examples
- Herbivorous creatures have flat teeth for grinding leaves.
- Is a panda herbivorous or does it eat meat too?
Synonyms plant-eating vegetarian grazing
Opposite carnivorous meat-eating
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
herbivorous + animal noun
'Herbivorous' is an adjective that describes animals that eat only plants. It is used before a noun or after 'be'.
'Herbivorous' adjective है जो केवल पौधे खाने वाले जानवरों का वर्णन करता है। यह noun से पहले या 'be' के बाद आता है।
- The elephant is a herbivorous animal.
- Cows and goats are herbivorous.
herbivore (noun) vs. herbivorous (adjective)
The animal itself is a 'herbivore' (noun); the adjective 'herbivorous' describes it. Do not use the adjective as a noun.
जानवर स्वयं 'herbivore' (noun) है; adjective 'herbivorous' उसका वर्णन करता है। Adjective को noun की तरह प्रयोग नहीं करते।
- A deer is a herbivore, so its diet is herbivorous.
herbivorous / carnivorous / omnivorous
These three adjectives classify animals by diet: plants only, meat only, or both. Each has a noun form ending in -e: herbivore, carnivore, omnivore.
ये तीनों adjectives भोजन के आधार पर जानवरों का वर्गीकरण करते हैं: केवल पौधे, केवल मांस, या दोनों। इनके noun रूप -e पर समाप्त होते हैं।
- Bears are omnivorous, but giraffes are strictly herbivorous.
herbivorous diet / habits / mammals
The adjective also describes a way of feeding: herbivorous habits, a herbivorous diet, herbivorous dinosaurs.
यह adjective भोजन के ढंग का भी वर्णन करता है: herbivorous habits, herbivorous diet, herbivorous dinosaurs।
- Herbivorous dinosaurs ate leaves from tall trees.
+Collocations 4
herbivorous + noun
animalmammaldinosaurinsectdietfish
- A herbivorous diet needs a lot of grass and leaves.
adverb + herbivorous
strictlypurelywhollylargelymainly
- The rhinoceros is strictly herbivorous.
herbivorous + feeding noun
grazingbrowsingdiethabitsdigestion
- Herbivorous grazing keeps the grassland healthy.
verb + herbivorous
beremainbecomeclassify asdescribe as
- Scientists classify the blackbuck as herbivorous.
“More examples 5
- Herbivorous animals have flat teeth to grind plants.
शाकाहारी जानवरों के दाँत चपटे होते हैं जिनसे वे पौधों को पीसते हैं।
- The blackbuck of Rajasthan is a herbivorous animal protected by law.
राजस्थान का काला हिरण एक शाकाहारी पशु है, जिसे कानून से संरक्षण प्राप्त है।
- Some herbivorous fish feed only on river weeds.
कुछ शाकाहारी मछलियाँ केवल नदी की घास खाती हैं।
- A herbivorous animal has a longer intestine than a carnivorous one.
शाकाहारी पशु की आंत मांसाहारी पशु से लंबी होती है।
- The children visited the sanctuary to watch herbivorous deer in the wild.
बच्चे वन्य जीवन में शाकाहारी हिरणों को देखने अभयारण्य गए।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The cow is a herbivorous.
✓ The cow is herbivorous.
'Herbivorous' is an adjective and cannot take 'a' here; the noun is 'herbivore'.
'Herbivorous' adjective है, इसके साथ 'a' नहीं लगता; noun 'herbivore' है।
✗ Deers are herbivorous animals.
✓ Deer are herbivorous animals.
'Deer' has the same form in the plural.
'Deer' का plural रूप वही रहता है।
✗ Cow is herbivorous animal.
✓ The cow is a herbivorous animal.
A singular countable noun needs an article, and the subject here needs 'the'.
Singular countable noun को article चाहिए, और यहाँ subject के साथ 'the' लगेगा।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
her·biv·o·rous
With the h pronounced in British English.
British English में h बोला जाता है।
§Grammar and usage
Keep the set: herbivorous (plants), carnivorous (flesh), omnivorous (both), insectivorous (insects), frugivorous (fruit), graminivorous (grass).
समूह याद रखिए: herbivorous (पौधे), carnivorous (मांस), omnivorous (दोनों), insectivorous (कीट), frugivorous (फल), graminivorous (घास)।
⌂Word origin and word building
Herb- means plant, -vorous means eating (as in voracious and devour).
Herb- का अर्थ पौधा और -vorous का अर्थ खाने वाला है (voracious और devour की तरह)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
Feeding on plants.
'पौधे खाने वाला' के लिए यह शब्द आता है।