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carnivorous
car·niv·o·rous C0119000 (kär-nĭv′ər-əs)adj.1. Of or relating to carnivores.2. Flesh-eating or predatory: a carnivorous bird.3. Characterized by destructive or predatory behavior or instincts: "a city becoming increasingly carnivorous as it becomes decreasingly serious about governance" (George F. Will).4. Botany Capable of trapping insects or other small organisms and absorbing nutrients from them.
[From Latin carnivorus : carō, carn-, flesh; see sker- in Indo-European roots + -vorus, -vorous.]
car·niv′o·rous·ly adv.car·niv′o·rous·ness n.carnivorous (kɑːˈnɪvərəs) adj1. (Zoology) (esp of animals) feeding on flesh2. (Botany) (of plants such as the pitcher plant and sundew) able to trap and digest insects and other small animals3. (Zoology) of or relating to the Carnivora4. informal aggressively ambitious or reactionary[C17: from Latin carnivorus, from carō flesh + vorāre to consume] carˈnivorously adv carˈnivorousness ncar•niv•o•rous (kɑrˈnɪv ər əs)
adj. 1. flesh-eating. 2. of or pertaining to the carnivores. [1640–50; < Latin carnivorus=carni-, comb. form of carō flesh + -vorus -vorous] car•niv′o•rism, n. car•niv′o•rous•ly, adv. car•niv′o•rous•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | carnivorous - relating to or characteristic of carnivores; "the lion and other carnivorous animals" | | 2. | carnivorous - (used of plants as well as animals) feeding on animals; "carnivorous plants are capable of trapping and digesting small animals especially insects"plant life, flora, plant - (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotionherbivorous - feeding only on plantsinsectivorous - (of animals and plants) feeding on insectsomnivorous - feeding on both plants and animals |
Translationscarnivore (ˈkaːnivoː) noun a flesh-eating animal. The lion is a carnivore. 食肉動物 食肉动物carˈnivorous adjective 食肉的 食肉的carnivorous
carnivorous[kär′niv·ə·rəs] (biology) Eating flesh or, as in plants, subsisting on nutrients obtained from animal protoplasm. carnivorous
car·niv·o·rous (kar-niv'ŏ-rŭs), Flesh-eating; subsisting on animals as food. Synonym(s): zoophagouscarnivorous (kär-nĭv′ər-əs)adj.1. Of or relating to carnivores.2. Flesh-eating or predatory: a carnivorous bird.3. Characterized by destructive or predatory behavior or instincts: "a city becoming increasingly carnivorous as it becomes decreasingly serious about governance" (George F. Will).4. Botany Capable of trapping insects or other small organisms and absorbing nutrients from them.
car·niv′o·rous·ly adv.car·niv′o·rous·ness n.car·niv·o·rous (kahr-niv'ŏr-ŭs) Flesh-eating; having a diet composed largely of animal food.
Compare: herbivorouscarnivorous
Antonyms for carnivorousadj (used of plants as well as animals) feeding on animalsRelated WordsAntonyms- herbivorous
- insectivorous
- omnivorous
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