carnivore

The definition of a carnivore is a person or animal who eats meat.

(noun)

A man who eats steak is an example of a carnivore.

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See carnivore in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. any of an order (Carnivora) of fanged, flesh-eating mammals, including the dog, bear, cat, and seal
  2. any animal that consumes other animals
  3. a plant that ingests small animals, esp. insects

Origin: Fr: see carnivorous

See carnivore in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A flesh-eating animal.
  2. Any of various predatory, flesh-eating mammals of the order Carnivora, including the dogs, cats, bears, weasels, hyenas, and raccoons.
  3. One who victimizes or injures others; a predator.
  4. An insectivorous plant.

Origin:

Origin: From French, meat-eating

Origin: , from Latin carnivorus; see carnivorous

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