carnivore

name

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noun

Etymology: Borrowed from French carnivore, from Latin carnivorus. In the zoological sense, coined by William Whewell in 1840 as an adaptation of Cuvier's coinage, French carnivore.

1. An organism that feeds chiefly on animals; an animal that feeds on meat as the main part of its diet.

   “As juveniles the crocodiles are frequently predated by larger carnivores.”

2. A mammal belonging to the order Carnivora.

   “The panda and the panther are both carnivores.”

3. A person who is not a vegetarian.

   “Well, she has now gone / From this unhappy planet / With all the carnivores / And the destructors on it”

4. A follower of the carnivore diet.