herbivore/ˈhɜːbɪvɔː(ɹ)/EtymologyFrom French herbivore, from Latin herbivorus. By surface analysis, herb (“herbage”) + -i- + -vore.herbivore means an organism that feeds chiefly on plants; an animal that feeds on herbage or vegetation as the main part of its diet. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 83 out of 100.nounAn organism that feeds chiefly on plants; an animal that feeds on herbage or vegetation as the main part of its diet.“It is unlikely that any member of the hominin clade was either an obligate herbivore or an obligate carnivore”