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antiherbivore

antiherbivore adjective: serving to repel herbivores.

Adjective

antiherbivore (not comparable)

  1. Serving to repel herbivores.
    • We therefore propose that both the resin and the phenoloxidase of Larrea exhibit antiherbivore properties.1977, Tom J. Mabry, Creosote bush: biology and chemistry of Larrea in New World deserts, page 155
    Synonyms:
    antiherbivorous

Synonyms of antiherbivore

Origin of antiherbivore

From anti- + herbivore.

Questions about antiherbivore

What does antiherbivore mean?
Antiherbivore means serving to repel herbivores.
What part of speech is antiherbivore?
Antiherbivore is an adjective.

Words near antiherbivore in the dictionary

  1. antihepatoma
  2. antihepatotoxic
  3. antihepatotoxicity
  4. antihepcidin
  5. antiherbicide
  6. antiherbivore
  7. antiherbivorous
  8. antiherbivory
  9. antihereditarian
  10. antihereditarianism
  11. antiheresy

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