different between herbivore vs coenurus

English

Etymology

From French herbivore. Equivalent to herb (herbage) +? -vore.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?h??b?v??(?)/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?h???b?v???/

Noun

herbivore (plural herbivores)

1. An organism that feeds chiefly on plants; an animal that feeds on herbage or vegetation as the main part of its diet.

Synonyms

• phytophage
• vegetarian, vegan (of people)

Derived terms

• herbivoral
• herbivorous
• herbivory

Related terms

• Herbivora

Translations

See also

• carnivore
• folivore
• frugivore
• hemovore
• insectivore
• omnivore

French

Etymology

herbe +? -vore

Pronunciation

• ^{(mute h)} IPA^(key): /??.bi.v??/
• Homophone: herbivores
• Hyphenation: her?bi?vore

Adjective

herbivore (plural herbivores)

1. herbivorous

Noun

herbivore m (plural herbivores)

1. herbivore

Further reading

• “herbivore” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ?????? (koinós, “common”) +? ???? (ourá, “tail”) +? -?? (-os, nominal suffix).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /s??n(j)??.?s/, /si??n(j)??.?s/

Noun

coenurus (plural coenuri)

1. (zoology) A complex tapeworm larva growing interstitially in vertebrate tissues and consisting of a large fluid-filled sac from the inner wall of which numerous scolices develop.

Derived terms

References

• “coenurus”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

Anagrams

• cernuous