Definition
The quality or state of being herbivorous; plant-eating behavior or diet.
Etymology
From 'herbivorous' plus the abstract noun suffix '-ity.' A technical term in zoology and biology for describing the trait of plant-eating.
Kelly Says
Herbivority is an elegant scientific word for something simple—eating plants—but scientists love it because '-ity' makes it sound like a measurable quality, which it sort of is when comparing digestive systems.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንስሳት 草食
in-si-sat grass-ik
ARالعربية
herbivority
herbivorous
BNবাংলা
শাকাশী
sha-ka-shi
CACatalà
herborisme
er-bor-i-sme
CSČeština
rostlinná strava
rost-lin-na stra-va
DADansk
græssædende
græss-æ-den-de
DEDeutsch
Pflanzenfresserismus
pflantzn-FRES-er-i-smoos
ELΕλληνικά
φυτοφαγία
fy-to-fa-gia
ESEspañol
herborismo
er-bor-ee-smo
FAفارسی
گیاهخواری
gee-ah-kha-va-ree
FISuomi
kasvinsyönti
kas-vin-syo-nti
FRFrançais
herbivorie
erb-iv-o-ree
GUGU
શાકાહારી
sha-ka-ha-ree
HAHA
masu ganye
ma-su ganye
HEעברית
herbivority
herbivorous
HIहिन्दी
शाकाहार
sha-ka-haar
HUMagyar
növényevés
no-ve-yen-es
IDBahasa Indonesia
herbivoria
her-bi-vo-ria
ITItaliano
erbivoria
erb-ee-vo-ree-a
KKKK
өсімдікtoit
o-si-m-di-k-to-it
KMKM
ស្តាំ មាន់
s-taam ma-an
MRMR
शाकाहारी
sha-ka-ha-ree
MSBahasa Melayu
herbivoria
her-bi-vo-ria
MYမြန်မာ
စိမ်းစား
si-m-ing-sa
NLNederlands
planteneters
plan-te-ne-ters
PAPA
ਸ਼ਾਕਾਹਾਰੀ
sha-ka-ha-ree
PLPolski
roślinożerność
ros-li-no-zher-no-sht
PTPortuguês
herborismo
er-bor-ee-smo
RORomână
herbioare
her-bee-o-are
RUРусский
травоядение
tra-vo-ya-de-niye
SVSvenska
gräsätare
grass-a-tare
SWKiswahili
kuzimia
koo-zi-mee-a
TAதமிழ்
சாப்பிடும் விலங்குகள்
saap-pidum vi-lan-gu-gal
TEతెలుగు
వనరులు
va-nar-u-lu
THไทย
การกินพืช
gaan-gin-pheet
TLTL
herbivorous
her-bi-vo-rus
TRTürkçe
otçuluk
ot-choo-luk
UKУкраїнська
рослиноїдність
ros-li-noy-id-nist
VITiếng Việt
tính ăn cỏ
tinh an co
YOYO
àwọn àjọ́ ìṣẹ́
awon ajo ise
ZUZU
izilwane ezihlala
ee-zil-wa-ne e-zi-hla-la