carnivorous

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carnivorous

/kɑːˈnɪv.ə.ɹəs/ UK
/kɑɹˈnɪv.ə.ɹəs/ Canada, US
/kaːˈnɪv.ə.ɹəs/ Australia

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From Latin carnivorus (“flesh-eating”).

adjective more carnivorous · most carnivorous

Of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora. carnivorous animal
Flesh-eating; (usually also specifically) predatorily so: that is, predatory. carnivorous diet
Similar: meat-eating, creophagous
Insectivorous: capable of trapping insects and absorbing nutrient from them.

Similar: sarcophagic, sarcophagous

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adjective

Similar: sarcophagic, sarcophagous

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adj of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora

हिन्दी	मांसाहारी mānsāhārī, माँसाहारी mā̃sāhārī
Português	carnívoro
Français	carnivore
Română	carnivor
Русский	хи́щный xíščnyj
العربية	لَاحِم lāḥim

adj predatory or flesh-eating

Español	carnívoro
한국어	육식의 yuksig-ui
日本語	肉食の
中文	食肉的 shíròu de
हिन्दी	मांसाहारी mānsāhārī, माँसाहारी mā̃sāhārī
Português	carnívoro
Français	carnivore, carnassier
Deutsch	fleischfressend
Ελληνικά	σαρκοβόρος sarkovóros
Русский	плотоя́дный plotojádnyj
العربية	لَاحِم lāḥim

adj botany: insectivorous

हिन्दी	कीटभक्षी kīṭbhakṣī
Português	carnívoro
Français	carnivore
Русский	насекомоя́дный nasekomojádnyj

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@misc{carnivorous_2026,
  title = {carnivorous},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/carnivorous},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}