carnivorous
adjective
- meat eating
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /kɑːˈnɪv.ə.ɹəs/ / /kɑɹˈnɪv.ə.ɹəs/ / /kaːˈnɪv.ə.ɹəs/
adj
Etymology: From Latin carnivorus (“flesh-eating”).
- Of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora.
“carnivorous animal”
- Flesh-eating; (usually also specifically) predatorily so: that is, predatory.
“carnivorous diet”
- Insectivorous: capable of trapping insects and absorbing nutrient from them.