Graminivore

In zoology, a graminivore (not to be confused with a granivore) is an herbivorous animal that feeds primarily on grass^[1] (specifically "true" grasses, plants of the family Poaceae). The word is derived from Latin graminis, meaning "grass", and vorare, meaning "to eat."^[2] Graminivory is a form of grazing.

Horses, cattle, capybara, hippopotamuses, grasshoppers, geese, and giant pandas are examples of graminivores. Some carnivores, such as dogs and cats, are known to eat grass occasionally.

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  Red kangaroo eating grass

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  Horses also eat grass

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  A capybara grazing at Hattiesburg Zoo

References

Look up graminivore in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Feeding behaviours
Carnivores	adult Hematophagy Insectivore Lepidophagy Man-eater Molluscivore Mucophagy Myrmecophagy Ophiophagy Piscivore Avivore Spongivore Vermivore reproductive Oophagy Paedophagy Placentophagy Breastfeeding Weaning cannibalistic Animal cannibalism Human cannibalism Self-cannibalism Sexual cannibalism
Herbivores	Folivore Frugivore Graminivore Granivore Nectarivore Palynivore Xylophagy Osteophagy
Cellular	Phagocytosis Myzocytosis
Others	Bacterivore Fungivore Coprophagia Detritivore Geophagia Omnivore Planktivore Saprophagy Xenophagy
Methods	Ambush predator Apex predator Bait balls Bottom feeding Browsing Feeding frenzy Filter feeding Grazing Hypercarnivore Hypocarnivore Intraguild predation Kleptoparasitism Lunge feeding Mesocarnivore Pivot feeding Ram feeding Scavenging Suction feeding Trophallaxis
Predation Antipredator adaptation Carnivorous plant Carnivorous fungus Carnivorous protist Category:Eating behaviors