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adjective
- 1. (of an animal) feeding on other animals.
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CARNIVOROUS definition: 1. relating to a person, animal, or other living thing that eats meat: 2. relating to a person…. Learn more.
1. : subsisting or feeding on animal tissues. 2. of a plant : subsisting on nutrients obtained from the breakdown of animal protoplasm (as of insects) 3. : of or relating to the carnivores. 4. : rapacious. carnivorously adverb.
adjective. (used of plants as well as animals) feeding on animals. “ carnivorous plants are capable of trapping and digesting small animals especially insects”. synonyms: flesh-eating, meat-eating, zoophagous. (of animals) carnivorous. piscivorous. feeding on fishes. predaceous, predacious.
adjective. (esp of animals) feeding on flesh. (of plants such as the pitcher plant and sundew) able to trap and digest insects and other small animals. of or relating to the Carnivora. informal. aggressively ambitious or reactionary.
noun [ C ] uk / ˈkɑː.nɪ.vɔː r/ us / ˈkɑːr.nə.vɔːr / Add to word list. an animal that eats meat: Lions and tigers are carnivores. humorous I made mostly vegetarian food but put a couple of meat dishes out for the carnivores (= people who eat meat). Compare. herbivore. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Plants & animals - general words.
Carnivorous can be used, especially humorously, to describe someone who eats meat.
1. (Zoology) (esp of animals) feeding on flesh. 2. (Botany) (of plants such as the pitcher plant and sundew) able to trap and digest insects and other small animals. 3. (Zoology) of or relating to the Carnivora. 4. informal aggressively ambitious or reactionary. [C17: from Latin carnivorus, from carō flesh + vorāre to consume] carˈnivorously adv.
Definition of carnivorous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Carnivorous definition: Characterized by destructive or predatory behavior or instincts.
The meaning of CARNIVORE is an animal (such as a dog, fox, crocodile, or shark) that feeds primarily or exclusively on animal matter : a carnivorous animal. How to use carnivore in a sentence.
