Polyglot Dictionary

Pflanzenfresser

/ˈpflantsənˌfʀɛsɐ/

der noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Pflanzenfresser

Meaning

  1. herbivore

    Built from Pflanzen (plants (plural of Pflanze)) + Fresser (eater (from fressen, "to eat", used for animals)).

    • Die Kuh ist ein Pflanzenfresser.

      The cow is an herbivore.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Pflanzen plants (plural of Pflanze)
  • Fresser eater (from fressen, "to eat", used for animals)

Practice

1 What does Pflanzenfresser mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Kuh ist ein ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Pflanzenfresser?

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