carnivorous
Other forms: carnivorously
Vegetables? Forget it. If you're into eating meat, meat and more meat, then you're carnivorous.
Not surprisingly, the adjective carnivorous can be traced back to the Latin word for "flesh." Carnivorous eaters get their fill of other animals, so they've also got a reputation for being savage or predatory. So anyone who stalks around like a lion on the hunt could also be described as carnivorous, even if they're a card-carrying vegetarian.
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relating to or characteristic of carnivores“the lion and other carnivorous animals”
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(used of plants as well as animals) feeding on animals“carnivorous plants are capable of trapping and digesting small animals especially insects”synonyms:piscivorousfeeding on fishesantonyms:herbivorousfeeding only on plantsomnivorousfeeding on both plants and animalsinsectivorous(of animals and plants) feeding on insectsbaccivorousfeeding on berriesgrass-eatingfeeding on grassessaprophytic(of some plants or fungi) feeding on dead or decaying organic matterall-devouring(of animals) both plant-eating and flesh-eatingapivorousfeeding on beesmyrmecophagousfeeding on ants
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Vocabulary lists containing carnivorous
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