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草食動物 (そうしょくどうぶつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

草そう食しょく動どう物ぶつ

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Meanings

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noun

A general term for animals that eat plants. Used in biology, ecology, and everyday contexts.

牛うしや馬うまは草そう食しょく動どう物ぶつです。
Cows and horses are herbivores.
草そう食しょく動どう物ぶつは肉にく食しょく動どう物ぶつに食たべられること

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Herbivores are sometimes eaten by carnivores.

Kanji

草grass, weeds, herbs
食eat, food
動move, motion, change
物thing, object, matter

Similar words

肉にく食しょく動どう物ぶつ
Carnivore; an animal that eats meat, contrasting with 草食動物.
雑ざっ食しょく動どう物ぶつ
Omnivore; an animal that eats both plants and meat.

Etymology

Compound of 草食 (そうしょく, 'herbivorous') + 動物 (どうぶつ, 'animal').