carnivorous

Meaning

1. Of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora.
2. Predatory or flesh-eating.
3. Insectivorous: capable of trapping insects and absorbing nutrient from them.

Synonyms

carnivore

meat-eating

flesh-eating

predatory

cannibal

sarcophagus

voracious

zoophagous

sarcophagous

zoophagic

destructive

man-eating

omnivorous

predacious

Translations

carnivore

carnivoro

carnívoro

fleischfressend

carnassier

carnívoro

carnívor

vleesetend

carnivoor

σαρκοφάγος

fleischfresser

σαρκοβόρος

carnivorus

Fleisch fressend

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kɑːˈnɪv.ə.ɹəs/

Etymology

From Latin carnivorus (“flesh-eating”).