Definition
Feeding on grains, seeds, or grain-like foods; describing animals whose primary diet consists of grains and seeds.
Etymology
From Latin 'granum' (grain) plus '-vorous' (eating), meaning 'grain-eating,' a biological classification for animals with seed-based diets.
Kelly Says
Granivorous birds actually provided one of Darwin's key insights about evolution—he noticed how finch beaks on different Galápagos islands matched the local seeds they ate!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
谷ን 食 እን
gu-n shik en
ARالعربية
أكل الحبوب
akl al-hubb
BNবাংলা
বিজ্ঞান
bij-gn-an
CACatalà
granívor
gran-ee-vor
CSČeština
rostlinolžr
rost-li-no-lzh-r
DADansk
kornædende
korn-ae-den-de
DEDeutsch
Samenfresser
sa-men-fress-er
ELΕλληνικά
φυτόφάγος
fee-tof-agos
ESEspañol
granívoro
gran-ee-VOR-oh
FAفارسی
خوراک دانه
kho-raak da-neh
FISuomi
saman syöjä
sa-man syo-ja
FRFrançais
granivore
gran-ee-vɔʁ
GUGU
બિજા ખાનાર
bi-ja kha-na-ar
HAHA
maganin shinkafa
ma-ga-nin shin-ka-fa
HIहिन्दी
बीजखाद्य
beej-khaad-ya
HUMagyar
szemelyevő
sze-me-lye-vo
IDBahasa Indonesia
pemakan biji
pe-ma-kan bi-ji
IGIG
onye na-akwụ ụfọ
on-ye na-akwu uf-o
ITItaliano
grannivoro
gran-ni-VOR-oh
JA日本語
穀食性の
koku-shoku-sei-no
KMKM
ស្តាប់ ស្រូវ
sra-ap sra-ouv
KO한국어
곡식을 먹는
gok-sik-eul meo-kneun
MRMR
बीजखाद्य
beej-khaad-ya
MSBahasa Melayu
pemakan biji
pe-ma-kan bi-ji
MYမြန်မာ
မြေပျံ စိုက်
mre-pyan so-ik
NLNederlands
zaadepeter
zaa-de-pe-ter
NONorsk
kornæter
korn-ae-ter
PAPA
ਬੀਜ ਖਾਣ ਵਾਲਾ
beej khaan vaala
PLPolski
roślinożer
ro-s-li-no-zher
PTPortuguês
granívoro
gran-ee-VOR-oh
RORomână
granivor
gran-i-vor
RUРусский
зерноядный
zerno-yad-nyy
SVSvenska
kornätare
korn-a-ta-re
SWKiswahili
mwanaume wa nafaka
mwa-na-a-me wa na-fa-ka
TAதமிழ்
தானிய உண்ணும்
tha-ni-ya u-nun-um
TEతెలుగు
ధాన్యం తినే
dha-nya-m ti-ne
TLTL
tagapag-kain ng butil
ta-ga-pa-ga-kain ng bu-til
TRTürkçe
tohum yiyen
toh-oom yee-yen
UKУкраїнська
зерноїд
zer-noy-id
URاردو
بذروخور
bud-ro-khoor
VITiếng Việt
ăn hạt
an hat
YOYO
ọ̀kan ẹ̀bọ̀
o-kan e-bo
ZUZU
inkosana
in-ko-sa-na