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GRASS-EATING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does grass-eating mean?
• GRASS-EATING (adjective)
The adjective GRASS-EATING has 1 sense:
1. feeding on grasses
Familiarity information: GRASS-EATING used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Feeding on grasses
Similar:
herbivorous (feeding only on plants)
Context examples
Six million years ago, grass-eating mammals became more diverse in South America.
(Six million years ago, atmospheric shifts led to increased diversity of grassland mammals, National Science Foundation)
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