What does herbivore mean?
Word: Herbivore
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Herbivore means an animal that eats only plants, such as a cow, a deer or an elephant.
Synonyms: plant-eater
How do you spell herbivore?
Syllables: her - bi - vore
Tricky part: The vowel after herb is i: herbavore is the slip made most often.
Watch out for: herbavore, herbevore
Memory tip: A herbivore lives on herbs, so write herb and then an i, the way you hear it in herb-i-vore said slowly.
Herbivore in a sentence
Example 1: A cow is a herbivore, so it lives on grass, hay and leaves.
Example 2: In the Gir forest, deer and nilgai are among the herbivores that graze near the lakes.
Example 3: We made a chart of the herbivores we saw on our zoo trip.
Fun Fact
An adult elephant, a herbivore, can spend twelve hours or more a day eating grass, leaves, bark and fruit.
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Word Puzzle
Match the words with their meanings:
1. herbivore 2. hibernation 3. habitat a. the natural home of a plant or animal b. a long winter sleep of some animals c. an animal that eats only plants
a) 1-b, 2-c, 3-a
b) 1-c, 2-b, 3-a
c) 1-a, 2-c, 3-b
d) 1-b, 2-a, 3-c
Show answer
b) 1-c, 2-b, 3-a. A herbivore eats plants, hibernation is a winter sleep and a habitat is a natural home.
Spell Spies
Choose the misspelt word/s in the given sentence:
Our guide at Kaziranga said that the wild buffalo is a herbivour that spends hours grazing in the tall elefant grass.
a) buffalo and elefant
b) only elefant
c) herbivour and elefant
d) only herbivour
Show answer
c) herbivour and elefant. Herbivore ends in -vore, and elephant needs ph.
Jumble Tumble
Choose the correct sequence of the jumbled letters to form a meaningful word:
rvoebiehr 123456789
a) 891532647
b) 841562397
c) 148562379
d) 832561497
Show answer
b) 841562397. The h is letter 8, and the only code that follows it with 4 and then 1 is 841562397.
Spellacadabra
Choose the misspelt word:
a) anntelope
b) giraffe
c) herbivore
d) buffalo
Show answer
a) anntelope. Antelope has a single n after the first a.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which animal in this list is a herbivore?
a) an eagle
b) a crocodile
c) a rhinoceros
d) a tiger
Show answer
c) a rhinoceros
2. A herbivore's back teeth are broad and flat because they are used for ____.
a) catching fish
b) grinding plants
c) tearing meat
d) cracking shells
Show answer
b) grinding plants
