Herbivory
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /həˈbɪvəɹi/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Herbivory is a noun meaning (ecology) The consumption of living plant tissue by animals.
Meaning
(ecology) The consumption of living plant tissue by animals.
Example Sentences
Herbivory is a paradoxical interspecific interaction. On the one hand, upward of a quarter of all species are herbivorous insects (Strong et al., 1984) and some additional fraction of the noninsect species is also herbivorous, so plant-herbivore interactions are common. On the other hand, the simple observation is that, to a first approximation, the earth is green (Hairston et al., 1960), despite the combined effect of those herbivores.
Synonyms for herbivory
Depending on context, synonyms include herbivorousness, phytophagy.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include herbivore, browsing, grazing, forage, ungulate, foraging.
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