herbivorous

Questions about herbivorous

What does herbivorous mean?

herbivorous means "feeding only on plants".

How many syllables are in herbivorous?

herbivorous has 4 syllables: her-biv-o-rous. The stress falls on "biv". In IPA it is /hɚˈbɪvɚəs/.

What is the opposite of herbivorous?

The recorded antonyms are omnivorous, insectivorous, carnivorous.

Is herbivorous a common word?

herbivorous is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.