carnivorous
[ kahr-niv-er-uhs ]
/ kɑrˈnɪv ər əs /
adjective
flesh-eating: A dog is a carnivorous animal.
of the carnivores.
Origin of carnivorous
SYNONYMS FOR carnivorous
OTHER WORDS FROM carnivorous
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH carnivorous
carnivorous herbivorous omnivorousWords nearby carnivorous
carnival,
carnival glass,
carnivalesque,
carnivora,
carnivore,
carnivorous,
carnose,
carnot,
carnot cycle,
carnot engine,
carnot principle
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British Dictionary definitions for carnivorous
carnivorous
/ (kɑːˈnɪvərəs) /
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 carnivorous
carnivorously, adverb carnivorousness, nounWord Origin for carnivorous
C17: from Latin
carnivorus, from
carō flesh +
vorāre to consume