carnivoor

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin carnivorus (“flesh-eating”), itself from carō (“flesh, meat”) + vorāre (“to devour”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkɑrniˈvoːr/

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• Hyphenation: car‧ni‧voor
• Rhymes: -oːr

Noun

carnivoor m (plural carnivoren, diminutive carnivoortje n)

1. carnivore, meat-eating creature

Synonyms

• vleeseter

Antonyms

• herbivoor
• planteneter
• vegetariër

Related terms

• herbivoor
• insectivoor
• omnivoor