Most seagulls are carnivorous.
Source: tatoeba (1306004)
Carnivorous
//kɑːˈnɪv.ə.ɹəs//
Synonyms for "carnivorous" (46 found)
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Closest matches (10)
Strong matches (13)
Related words (23)
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Antonyms
3 entriesderived
10 entrieshas context
2 entriesrelated to
13 entriessimilar
9 entriesTranslations
82 translations across 39 languages.
Ancient Greek
3 entries- ζῳόφαγος adj (predatory or flesh-eating)
- κρεοφάγος adj (predatory or flesh-eating)
- σαρκοφάγος adj (predatory or flesh-eating)
Arabic
2 entries- لَاحِم adj (of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora)
- لَاحِم adj (predatory or flesh-eating)
Armenian
4 entries- գիշակեր adj (predatory or flesh-eating)
- գիշատիչ adj (of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora)
- գիշատիչ adj (predatory or flesh-eating)
- միջատակեր adj (botany: insectivorous)
Asturian
3 entries- carnívoru adj (of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora)
- carnívoru adj (predatory or flesh-eating)
- carnívoru adj (botany: insectivorous)
Catalan
2 entries- carnívor adj (of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora)
- carnívor adj (predatory or flesh-eating)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 食肉的 adj (predatory or flesh-eating)
Czech
2 entries- masožravý adj (of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora)
- masožravý adj (predatory or flesh-eating)
Dutch
2 entries- carnivoor adj (predatory or flesh-eating)
- vleesetend adj (predatory or flesh-eating)
Esperanto
2 entries- karnovora adj (of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora)
- karnovora adj (predatory or flesh-eating)
Faroese
1 entries- kjøtetandi adj (predatory or flesh-eating)
Finnish
4 entries- lihaa syövä adj (predatory or flesh-eating)
- lihansyöjä adj (predatory or flesh-eating)
- lihansyöjä adj (botany: insectivorous)
- peto adj (of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora)
French
4 entries- carnassier adj (predatory or flesh-eating)
- carnivore adj (of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora)
- carnivore adj (predatory or flesh-eating)
- carnivore adj (botany: insectivorous)
Galician
2 entries- carnívoro adj (of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora)
- carnívoro adj (predatory or flesh-eating)
Georgian
4 entries- მწერისმჭამელი adj (botany: insectivorous)
- მწერიჭამია adj (botany: insectivorous)
- ხორცისმჭამელი adj (predatory or flesh-eating)
- ხორციჭამია adj (predatory or flesh-eating)
German
1 entries- fleischfressend adj (predatory or flesh-eating)
Greek
1 entries- σαρκοβόρος adj (predatory or flesh-eating)
Hindi
4 entries- कीटभक्षी adj (botany: insectivorous)
- माँसाहारी adj (of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora)
- माँसाहारी adj (predatory or flesh-eating)
- मांसाहारी adj (of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora)
Hungarian
2 entries- húsevő adj (predatory or flesh-eating)
- karnivor adj (predatory or flesh-eating)
Ingrian
1 entries- hiisnoi adj (predatory or flesh-eating)
Irish
2 entries- feoiliteach adj (of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora)
- feoiliteach adj (predatory or flesh-eating)
Japanese
1 entries- 肉食の adj (predatory or flesh-eating)
Kazakh
2 entries- ет қоректі adj (predatory or flesh-eating)
- жәндікқоректі adj (botany: insectivorous)
Korean
1 entries- 육식의 adj (predatory or flesh-eating)
Latin
1 entries- carnivorus adj (predatory or flesh-eating)
Malay
1 entries- maging adj (predatory or flesh-eating)
Norwegian Nynorsk
2 entries- kjøtæt adj (of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora)
- kjøtæt adj (predatory or flesh-eating)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- fleeschfrätent adj (predatory or flesh-eating)
Polish
4 entries- drapieżny adj (predatory or flesh-eating)
- mięsożerny adj (of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora)
- mięsożerny adj (predatory or flesh-eating)
- owadożerny (o roślinach) adj (botany: insectivorous)
Portuguese
3 entries- carnívoro adj (of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora)
- carnívoro adj (predatory or flesh-eating)
- carnívoro adj (botany: insectivorous)
Romanian
1 entries- carnivor adj (of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora)
Russian
3 entries- насекомоя́дный adj (botany: insectivorous)
- плотоя́дный adj (predatory or flesh-eating)
- хи́щный adj (of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora)
Scottish Gaelic
3 entries- feòil-itheach adj (of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora)
- feòil-itheach adj (predatory or flesh-eating)
- feòil-itheach adj (botany: insectivorous)
Slovak
2 entries- mäsožravý adj (of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora)
- mäsožravý adj (predatory or flesh-eating)
Spanish
1 entries- carnívoro adj (predatory or flesh-eating)
Swedish
1 entries- köttätande adj (predatory or flesh-eating)
Tagalog
1 entries- lamankainin adj (predatory or flesh-eating)
Telugu
1 entries- మాంసాహార adj (predatory or flesh-eating)
Ukrainian
1 entries- м'ясоїдний adj (predatory or flesh-eating)
Welsh
1 entries- cigysol adj (predatory or flesh-eating)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
Did you know there are carnivorous tortoises?
Source: tatoeba (2053973)
Scavenging is both a carnivorous and herbivorous feeding behavior in which the scavenger feeds on dead and decaying organic matter present in its habitat.
Source: tatoeba (2255534)
The Morlocks at any rate were carnivorous!
Source: tatoeba (3720666)
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