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Yet despite their popularity, pachycephalosaurs continue to puzzle paleontologists in part because fossils of these bipedal herbivores are rare, says Lindsay Zanno, a paleontologist at North Carolina State University.
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Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2025
Millions of years ago, a large herbivore walked through an ancient valley and snacked on vegetation.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
Commonly known as the brain worm, Parelaphostrongylus tenuis is a parasitic nematode that infects a large range of wild and domestic herbivores, such as moose and elk.
—Jessie Richards, The Conversation, 12 Sep. 2025
Grasslands gave way to forests, and the large herbivores the lions depended on began to disappear.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2025
Millions of years ago, a large herbivore walked through an ancient valley and snacked on vegetation.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
Commonly known as the brain worm, Parelaphostrongylus tenuis is a parasitic nematode that infects a large range of wild and domestic herbivores, such as moose and elk.
—Jessie Richards, The Conversation, 12 Sep. 2025
Grasslands gave way to forests, and the large herbivores the lions depended on began to disappear.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Herbivore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/herbivore. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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herbivore
noun
her·bi·vore
ˈ(h)ər-bə-ˌvō(ə)r 
-ˌvȯ(ə)r
: a plant-eating animal
Medical Definition
herbivore
noun
her·bi·vore
ˈ(h)ər-bə-ˌvō(ə)r
-ˌvȯ(ə)r
-ˌvȯ(ə)r
: a plant-eating animal
especially
: ungulate
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