Carnivorous Definition

kär-nĭvər-əs
adjective
Flesh-eating.
Webster's New World
Insect-eating, as certain plants.
Webster's New World
Of the carnivores.
Webster's New World
Characterized by destructive or predatory behavior or instincts.
American Heritage
Capable of trapping insects or other small organisms and absorbing nutrients from them.
American Heritage Medicine
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Origin of Carnivorous

  • From Latin carnivorus carō carn- flesh sker-1 in Indo-European roots -vorus -vorous

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin carnivorus (“flesh-eating”)

    From Wiktionary

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