草そう食しょく

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

herbivorous; plant-eating

Describes animals that eat plants. Also used in compounds like 草食動物 (herbivore) and metaphorically for people with passive or gentle personalities (草食系).

See also: 肉食

• 牛うしは草そう食しょく動どう物ぶつです。

  Cows are herbivorous animals.

• 彼かれは草そう食しょく系