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plant-eating

plant-eating adjective: that eats plants; herbivorous.

Adjective

plant-eating (not comparable)

  1. That eats plants; herbivorous.

Origin of plant-eating

Compound of plant + eating.

Questions about plant-eating

What does plant-eating mean?
Plant-eating means that eats plants; herbivorous.
What part of speech is plant-eating?
Plant-eating is an adjective.

Words near plant-eating in the dictionary

  1. plant-based
  2. plant-cane
  3. plant-canes
  4. plant-eater
  5. plant-eaters
  6. plant-eating
  7. plant-house
  8. plant-houses
  9. plant-lice
  10. plant-louse
  11. plant-sat

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