English Explanatory Dictionary

carnivorous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora.
  2. Predatory or flesh-eating.
  3. Insectivorous: capable of trapping insects and absorbing nutrient from them.

Pronunciation

/kɑːˈnɪv.ə.ɹəs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-carnivorous.wav /kɑɹˈnɪv.ə.ɹəs/ /kaːˈnɪv.ə.ɹəs/

Word forms

carnivorous more carnivorous most carnivorous

Etymology

From Latin carnivorus (“flesh-eating”).

Synonyms

sarcophagic sarcophagous

Derived words

anticarnivorous carnivorously carnivorousness hypercarnivorous hypocarnivorous macrocarnivorous mesocarnivorous noncarnivorous protocarnivorous uncarnivorous
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