Carnivorous
/kɑːˈnɪv.ə.ɹəs/ adj
adj ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora.
"carnivorous animal"
- 2 Predatory or flesh-eating.
"carnivorous diet"
- 3 Insectivorous: capable of trapping insects and absorbing nutrient from them.
Adjective
- 1 (used of plants as well as animals) feeding on animals wordnet
- 2 relating to or characteristic of carnivores wordnet
Example
More examples"Did you know there are carnivorous tortoises?"
Etymology
From Latin carnivorus (“flesh-eating”).