carnivorous
English
Etymology
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(deprecated template usage) From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin carnivorus (“flesh-eating”)
Pronunciation
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Adjective
carnivorous (comparative more carnivorous, superlative most carnivorous)
- Of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora.
- Predatory or flesh eating.
- (botany) Insectivorous: capable of trapping insects and absorbing nutrient from them.
Translations
Of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora
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Predatory or flesh-eating
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Insectivorous
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