CARNIVOROUS

carnivorous

(adjective) (used of plants as well as animals) feeding on animals; “carnivorous plants are capable of trapping and digesting small animals especially insects”

carnivorous

(adjective) relating to or characteristic of carnivores; “the lion and other carnivorous animals”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

carnivorous (comparative more carnivorous, superlative most carnivorous)

Of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora.

Predatory or flesh eating.

(botany) Insectivorous: capable of trapping insects and absorbing nutrient from them.

Synonyms

• sarcophagic

• sarcophagous

Anagrams

• Coronavirus, corona virus, corona-virus, coronavirus

Source: Wiktionary

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Car*niv"o*rous, a. Etym: [L. carnivorus; caro, carnis, flesh + varare to devour.]

Definition: 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 animal food; (c) to substances which destroy animal tissue, as caustics.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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