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Carnivorous

//kɑːˈnɪv.ə.ɹəs// adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora.

    "carnivorous animal"

  2. 2
    Predatory or flesh-eating.

    "carnivorous diet"

  3. 3
    Insectivorous: capable of trapping insects and absorbing nutrient from them.
Adjective
  1. 1
    (used of plants as well as animals) feeding on animals wordnet
  2. 2
    relating to or characteristic of carnivores wordnet

Etymology

From Latin carnivorus (“flesh-eating”).

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