carnivore
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Ultimately from Latin carnivorus.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
Wikipedia carnivore (plural carnivores)
- Any animal that eats meat as the main part of its diet.
- (taxonomy) A mammal belonging to the order Carnivora.
Usage notes [edit]
Not all meat-eaters (e.g. meat-eating birds and fish) belong to Carnivora, and all Carnivora are not meat-eaters (e.g. giant panda). To avoid the confusion, a new term carnivoran has been introduced to mean "belonging to Carnivora".
Synonyms [edit]
- meatarian, meatatarian (of people)
Derived terms [edit]
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Translations [edit]
meat-eating animal
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mammal of the order Carnivora
French [edit]
Adjective [edit]
carnivore (masculine and feminine, plural carnivores)
- carnivorous (predatory or flesh-eating)
Noun [edit]
carnivore m (plural carnivores)
Italian [edit]
Adjective [edit]
carnivore f
- Feminine plural form of carnivoro
Noun [edit]
carnivore f
- Plural form of carnivora
Anagrams [edit]
Latin [edit]
Adjective [edit]
carnivore
- vocative masculine singular of carnivorus