carnivorous

English

Etymology

From Latin carnivorus (“flesh-eating”)

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /kɑɹˈnɪv.əɹ.əs/

Adjective

Wikipedia

carnivorous (comparative more carnivorous, superlative most carnivorous)

1. Of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Canivora.
2. Predatory or flesh eating.
3. (botany) Insectivorous: capable of trapping insects and absorbing nutrient from them.

Translations

Of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora

Czech: masožravý (cs) m. Irish: feoiliteach (ga)

Polish: mięsożerny (pl) Romanian: carnivor (ro) m. and n., carnivoră (ro) f. Russian: хищный (ru) (xíščnyj)

Predatory or flesh-eating

Chinese: Mandarin: 食肉的 (zh) (shíròu de) Dutch: carnivoor (nl), vleesetend (nl) Finnish: lihansyöjä-, lihaa syövä French: carnivore (fr), carnassier (fr) German: fleischfressend (de) Hungarian: húsevő (hu)

Irish: feoiliteach (ga) Polish: mięsożerny (pl), drapieżny (pl) Russian: плотоядный (ru) (plotojádnyj) Spanish: carnívoro (es) Swedish: köttätande (sv) Telugu: మాంసాహార (te) (maamsaahaara)

Insectivorous

Finnish: lihansyöjä- Norwegian: kjøttetende (no) m., f., and n. pl.

Polish: owadożerny (o roślinach) Russian: насекомоядный (ru) (nasekomojádnyj)

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Scottish Gaelic: feòil-itheach

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