carnivore
Meaning
- An organism that feeds chiefly on animals; an animal that feeds on meat as the main part of its diet.
- A mammal belonging to the order Carnivora.
- (informal) A person who is not a vegetarian.
- (informal) A follower of the carnivore diet.
Synonyms
flesh-eating animal
predatory animal
meat-eater
wild beast
carnivorous animal
Translations
carnivore
carnívoro
carnivoro
Fleischfresser
carnivoor
carnivora
carnivora
carnívor
σαρκοβόροςFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkɑː.nɪ.vɔː/
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.
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