carnivorous
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car·niv·o·rous
(kär-nĭv'ər-əs) 
adj.
carnivorousness car·niv'o·rous·ness n.
adj.
- Of or relating to carnivores.
- Flesh-eating or predatory: a carnivorous bird.
- Characterized by destructive or predatory behavior or instincts: "a city becoming increasingly carnivorous as it becomes decreasingly serious about governance" (George F. Will).
- Botany. Capable of trapping insects or other small organisms and absorbing nutrients from them; insectivorous.
[From Latin carnivorus : carō, carn-, flesh + -vorus, -vorous.]
carnivorously car·niv'o·rous·ly adv.carnivorousness car·niv'o·rous·ness n.
Devil's Dictionary:
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carnivorous
A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce
adj.
Addicted to the cruelty of devouring the timorous vegetarian, his heirs and assigns.
Word Tutor:
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carnivorous
IN BRIEF: Feeding on animal tissue.
Lions and tigers are carnivorous animals.
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Carnivorous
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - kødædende
Français (French)
adj. - carnivore
Deutsch (German)
adj. - fleischfressend
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - σαρκοβόρος, σαρκοφάγος
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - carnívoro
Español (Spanish)
adj. - carnívoro
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - köttätande
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
食肉的
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 食肉的
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) آكل للحوم, ضار
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - אוכל בשר
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