herbivorous

英 [hɜː'bɪvərəs] 美 ['hɝbɪvərəs]
  • adj. [动] 食草的
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英文词源

herbivorous (adj.)
"plant-eating," 1660s, from Modern Latin herbivorus, from Latin herba "a herb" + vorare "devour, swallow" (see voracity).

双语例句

1. Cattle are herbivorous animals.
牛是吃草的动物.

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2. Mammoths were herbivorous mammals.
猛犸是食草性哺乳动物。

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3. Herbivorous animals have very small canine teeth, or none.
食草动物的犬牙很小或者没有.

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4. This bacterial decay of cellulose also occurs in the gut of most herbivorous animals.
在很多食草动物的肠内这种纤维素也能被细菌分解.

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5. The ruminats are a group of herbivorous mammals that includes cattle, sheep, goats, camels, and giraffes.
反刍动物是一群食草动物,包括牛 、 绵羊 、 山羊 、 骆驼和鹿等.

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