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[ kahr-niv-er-uhs ] / kɑrˈnɪv ər əs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR carnivorous ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveflesh-eating: A dog is a carnivorous animal. of the carnivores. Origin of carnivorous1640–50; <Latin carnivorus, equivalent to carni- (combining form of carō flesh) + -vorus-vorous SYNONYMS FOR carnivorous1 meat-eating, predatory, predacious. SEE SYNONYMS FOR carnivorous ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM carnivorouscar·niv·o·rism, nouncar·niv·o·rous·ly, adverbcar·niv·o·rous·ness, nounnon·car·niv·o·rous, adjective non·car·niv·o·rous·ly, adverbnon·car·niv·o·rous·ness, nounun·car·niv·o·rous, adjectiveun·car·niv·o·rous·ly, adverbun·car·niv·o·rous·ness, noun WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH carnivorouscarnivorous , herbivorous, omnivorousWords nearby carnivorouscarnival, carnivalesque, carnival glass, Carnivora, carnivore, carnivorous, carnose, Carnot, Carnot cycle, Carnot engine, carnotite Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for carnivorous“Lots of vegetarians have got a carnivorous streak,” she said. Can Vegetarians Eat In-Vitro Meat? The Debate Rages.|Nico Hines|August 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST See how Psy, Lady Gaga, and a carnivorous toddler stack up on the most-watched list. YouTube’s 10 Most-Watched Videos Ever|Jake Heller, Patrice Howard|April 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST The human barrier of overturned cars and debris was swarming with carnivorous automatons. The Extinction Parade: An Original Zombie Story by Max Brooks|Max Brooks|January 14, 2011|DAILY BEAST This delicious vegetarian-friendly dish will satisfy even the most carnivorous of crews. Fresh Picks|Alicia Silverstone|October 27, 2009|DAILY BEAST
On the whole it is perhaps safe to say that it is shorter in carnivorous than in vegetable-feeding beasts. The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia|Frank Evers Beddard Milk is found curdled in the stomachs of all animals, old as well as young, and even of carnivorous ones, as of hawks. Zoonomia, Vol. II|Erasmus Darwin We now come to a group of carnivorous or flesh-eating mammals which live in the water—the seals. The Animal World, A Book of Natural History|Theodore Wood For the most part the species are carnivorous or insectivorous. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 7|Various These are small, carnivorous species, with rather elongated bodies, terminating in tail fins that are not forked. The Sea Shore|William S. Furneaux
British Dictionary definitions for carnivorous
adjective(esp of animals) feeding on flesh (of plants such as the pitcher plant and sundew) able to trap and digest insects and other small animals of or relating to the Carnivora informal aggressively ambitious or reactionary Derived forms of carnivorouscarnivorously, adverbcarnivorousness, nounWord Origin for carnivorousC17: from Latin carnivorus, from carō flesh + vorāre to consume Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to carnivorouscannibal, hungry, omnivorous, predatory, rapacious |