granivorous

Adjective

Meaning

Eating grain; feeding or subsisting on seeds; as, granivorous birds.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

dietetic carnivore cannibal eating dining carnivorous nutritious nourishing gluttonous prandial vegetarian herbivorous insectivorous commensal postprandial
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Antonyms

herbivore carnivorous vegetarian herbivorous insectivorous predaceous
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Related terms

granivore granivory

Examples

Granivorous birds such as the queleas in Africa are among the most numerous birds in the world and foraging flocks can cause devastation. citation citation Many insectivorous birds are also noted as beneficial in agriculture. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

granitoid granitoid rock granivore granivory granjeno Granlund