Granivorous
[grə-NIV-ə-rəs]
Part of speech: adjective
Origin: Latin, 17th century
1.
(Of an animal) Feeding on grain.
Examples of Granivorous in a sentence
"Granivorous animals such as rabbits and birds are drawn to our garden to feed on the sunflowers and black-eyed susans."
"I love watching squirrels play, so I lured the granivorous animals to my yard with a variety of seeds and grain."
About Granivorous
Granivorous comes from Latin, where "grānivorus" means "to eat grain."
Did you Know?
A granivorous animal eats seeds and grains from plants. Squirrels, mice, chipmunks, and even deer are granivorous mammals, but many birds, including blackbirds, woodpeckers, and parrots, are also granivorous — as are insects such as ants, crickets, and weevils. While they need to eat to survive, granivorous creatures are the culprits of seed predation — the practice of eating seeds directly out of living plants, which leaves them damaged and unable to reproduce.
