carnivorous

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin carnivorus (flesh-eating)

[edit] Adjective

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Wikipedia carnivorous (comparative more carnivorous, superlative most carnivorous)

Positive
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.

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