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carnivorous

[ kahr-niv-er-uhs ]

adjective

  1. flesh-eating:

    A dog is a carnivorous animal.

    Synonyms: ,

  2. of the carnivores.


carnivorous

/ ɑːˈɪəə /

adjective

  1. (esp of animals) feeding on flesh
  2. (of plants such as the pitcher plant and sundew) able to trap and digest insects and other small animals
  3. of or relating to the Carnivora
  4. informal.
    aggressively ambitious or reactionary
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԾǰdzܲԱ, noun
  • ˈԾǰdzܲ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • ·Ծo· noun
  • ·Ծo·dzܲ· adverb
  • ·Ծo·dzܲ·Ա noun
  • ԴDzc·Ծo·dzܲ adjective
  • non·Ծo·dzܲ· adverb
  • non·Ծo·dzܲ·Ա noun
  • ܲc·Ծo·dzܲ adjective
  • un·Ծo·dzܲ· adverb
  • un·Ծo·dzܲ·Ա noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of carnivorous1

1640–50; < Latin carnivorus, equivalent to carni- (combining form of ō flesh) + -vorus -vorous
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Word History and Origins

Origin of carnivorous1

C17: from Latin carnivorus, from ō flesh + ǰ to consume
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Example Sentences

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The carnivorous mammals are classed as an invasive species in the islands, and a culling programme for stoats began in 2019.

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His research found that lots of wetland species, such as carnivorous sundews and bog asphodel, disappeared after the fires.

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The carnivorous sea stars munch on purple urchins and might even ward them off by making them fearful using chemical cues.

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The dinosaurs included carnivorous megalosaurs - ancestors of Tyrannosaurus rex - and long necked herbivores that were up to three times bigger in size than an elephant.

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At the NFU Scotland conference, Mr Swinney said the reintroduction of lynx, or any other carnivorous species, would not take place under his government.

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