loading...| Preferred Name |
herbivory |
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| Synonyms |
plant trophism phytophagy |
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| Definitions |
A heterotrophic process during which a living entity acquires food and energy by consuming living plant- or macro-algal material. In this class, we make no commitment to whether the organism belongs to a taxon which has adapted to a herbivorous diet: this is a functional defintion, referencing the act of eating, primarily, a plant- or macroalga-based diet. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECOCORE_00000020 |
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| comment |
In this class, we make no commitment to whether the organism belongs to a taxon which has adapted to a herbivorous diet: this is a functional defintion, referencing the act of eating, primarily, a plant- or macroalga-based diet. |
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| alternative term |
plant trophism phytophagy |
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| definition |
A heterotrophic process during which a living entity acquires food and energy by consuming living plant- or macro-algal material. |
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| has_exact_synonym |
plant trophism phytophagy |
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| label |
herbivory |
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| prefixIRI |
ECOCORE:00000020 |
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| prefLabel |
herbivory |
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