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| Id | http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECOCORE_00000019
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECOCORE_00000019
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| Preferred Name | herbivore |
| Definitions |
A heterotroph which consumes plants or macroalgae via ingestion through a type of "mouth". Plant or algal matter is broken down through an internal digestion process.
There is some debate over whether herbivores should be restricted to plants and macroalgae or generalsed to more photoautotrophs. We welcome input on our issue tracker: https://github.com/EcologicalSemantics/ecocore
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| Synonyms |
plant eater
primary consumer
phytophage
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| Type | http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class |
All Properties
| definition | A heterotroph which consumes plants or macroalgae via ingestion through a type of "mouth". Plant or algal matter is broken down through an internal digestion process. |
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| label |
herbivore
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| comment |
There is some debate over whether herbivores should be restricted to plants and macroalgae or generalsed to more photoautotrophs. We welcome input on our issue tracker: https://github.com/EcologicalSemantics/ecocore
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| prefLabel |
herbivore
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| has_narrow_synonym |
plant eater
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| term editor | |
| prefixIRI |
ECOCORE:00000019
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| type | |
| causal agent in process | |
| has_exact_synonym |
primary consumer
phytophage
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| alternative term |
plant eater
primary consumer
phytophage
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