草食性

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Herbivorousness — the dietary tendency of animals that primarily eat plants; commonly used in ecology and animal classification.

Noun Taking 'の'

Examples

ウシは典型的な草食性の動物だ。

Cattle are typical herbivorous animals.

その恐竜は草食性で、長い首で高い木の葉を食べていたと考えられている。

That dinosaur is thought to have been herbivorous, using its long neck to eat leaves from tall trees.

生態学の授業で草食性と肉食性の違いについて学んだ。

In ecology class we learned about the differences between herbivory and carnivory.