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carnivorous
[kahr-niv-er-uhs]
carnivorous
/ ɑːˈɪəə /
adjective
(esp of animals) feeding on flesh
(of plants such as the pitcher plant and sundew) able to trap and digest insects and other small animals
of or relating to the Carnivora
informalaggressively ambitious or reactionary
Other Word Forms
- carnivorism noun
- carnivorously adverb
- carnivorousness noun
- noncarnivorous adjective
- noncarnivorously adverb
- noncarnivorousness noun
- uncarnivorous adjective
- uncarnivorously adverb
- uncarnivorousness noun
- ˈԾǰdzܲԱ noun
- ˈԾǰdzܲ adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of carnivorous1
Word History and Origins
Origin of carnivorous1
Example Sentences
Tyrannosauroids are the superfamily of carnivorous dinosaurs that walked on two legs.
Keep an eye out for California pitcher plant, a native carnivorous plant.
A naked mole rat is seen in a display enclosure of a new building for small mammals, birds, carnivorous plants and insectivorous animals at the zoological-botanical garden in Stuttgart.
The carnivorous mammals are classed as an invasive species in the islands, and a culling programme for stoats began in 2019.
His research found that lots of wetland species, such as carnivorous sundews and bog asphodel, disappeared after the fires.
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