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  4. plant-eating

plant-eating

/plænt ˈiːtɪŋ/
herbívoro

Cows are plant-eating animals.

Las vacas son animales herbívoros.


formal

Que se alimenta de plantas; que come plantas.

Many insects are plant-eating species.

Muchos insectos son especies herbívoras.

Término comúnmente utilizado en biología para describir organismos que consumen plantas.

Colocaciones

plant-eating animalanimal herbívoroplant-eating dietdieta herbívora

Sinónimos

herbivorousfolivorous

Antónimos

carnivorousmeat-eating

Frases relacionadas

plant-based dietfrase
dieta basada en plantas

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Uso en biología

En textos científicos, 'herbívoro' es más preciso que 'plant-eating'.

Origen de la palabra

Compuesto de 'plant' (planta) y 'eating' (comiendo), describiendo organismos que consumen plantas.

Notas de uso

En contextos científicos, se prefiere 'herbívoro' para mayor precisión.

Desglose de la palabra

plant
planta
root
+
eating
comiendo
root
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