carnivorousness

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

carnivorous +‎ -ness

Noun[edit]

carnivorousness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being a carnivore.
    Synonym: carnivory
    • 1854, John Coventry, Viator: a poem:
      . . . Shows ample evidence carnivorousness Is not impaired by conjugal estate; The flesh consumed, the beefy brethren speed'ly separate.
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