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adj. [L. carnis, flesh; vorare, to devour]Eating or living on flesh or other animals.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
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Carnivorous — Car*niv o*rous, a. [L. carnivorus; caro, carnis, flesh + varare to devour.] Eating or feeding on flesh. The term is applied: (a) to animals which naturally seek flesh for food, as the tiger, dog, etc.; (b) to plants which are supposed to absorb… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
carnivorous — index predatory Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
carnivorous — (adj.) 1640s, from L. carnivorus flesh eating, from caro (gen. carnis) flesh (see CARNAGE (Cf. carnage)) + vorare to devour (see VORACITY (Cf. voracity)) … Etymology dictionary
carnivorous — [adj] eating animal flesh cannibal, flesh eating, hungry, omnivorous, predatory, rapacious; concept 401 Ant. vegetarian … New thesaurus
carnivorous — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of an animal) feeding on flesh. DERIVATIVES carnivorously adverb carnivorousness noun. ORIGIN Latin carnivorus, from caro flesh … English terms dictionary
carnivorous — [kär niv′ə rəs] adj. [L carnivorus < caro, flesh (see HARVEST) + vorare, to devour (see VORACIOUS)] 1. a) flesh eating: opposed to HERBIVOROUS b) insect eating, as certain plants 2. of the carnivores … English World dictionary
carnivorous — [[t]kɑː(r)nɪ̱vərəs[/t]] 1) ADJ Carnivorous animals eat meat. [TECHNICAL] Snakes are carnivorous, mainly eating small animals such as rats and frogs. 2) ADJ Carnivorous can be used, especially humorously, to describe someone who eats meat. Syn:… … English dictionary
carnivorous — carnivorism, n. carnivorously, adv. carnivorousness, n. /kahr niv euhr euhs/, adj. 1. flesh eating: A dog is a carnivorous animal. 2. of the carnivores. [1640 50; < L carnivorus, equiv. to carni (comb. form of caro flesh) + vorus VOROUS] … Universalium
carnivorous — adj. Carnivorous is used with these nouns: ↑mammal … Collocations dictionary
carnivorous — car|niv|o|rous [ kar nıvərəs ] adjective a carnivorous animal eats other animals … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
carnivorous — [kɑːˈnɪv(ə)rəs] adj a carnivorous animal eats other animals … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
