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Meaning of carnivorous
The primary meaning of the word "carnivorous" refers to animals that eat meat as their primary source of nutrition.
Etymology of carnivorous
The word "carnivorous" comes from the Latin "carne" meaning flesh and the suffix "-vorous" meaning eating, derived from "vorare" meaning to devour
Historically, the term has been used in biology and zoology to classify animals based on their dietary habits
Synonyms
flesh-eating
meat-eating
predatory
ravenous
voracious
omnivorous
rapacious
carnivorous
bloodthirsty
ferocious
savage
brutal
violent
aggressive
fierce
ferine
wolfish
lupine
carnivore
meat-loving
flesh-loving
predatory
zoophagous
sarcophagous
insectivorous
piscivorous
molluscivorous
avivorous
herbivorous
omnivorous
creophagous
philophagous
Definitions
- Relating to or characteristic of animals that eat meat, especially as their main source of nutrition
- * Feeding on animal tissue, especially as the main source of nutrition
Usage Examples
- The lion is a carnivorous mammal that feeds on large ungulates
- * The carnivorous plants in the bog obtain essential nutrients by capturing and digesting insects
- * The carnivorous diet of the shark consists mainly of fish, squid, and crustaceans
Antonyms
herbivorous
plant-eating
vegetarian
vegan
fruit-eating
granivorous
insectivorous
omnivorous
frugivorous
gramnivorous
folivorous
algivorous
detritivorous
omnivorous
scavenging
decomposing
saprotrophic
autotrophic
heterotrophic