carnivorous in English dictionary

  • carnivorous

    Meanings and definitions of "carnivorous"

    • Of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Canivora.
    • Predatory or flesh eating.
    • (botany) Insectivorous: capable of trapping insects and absorbing nutrient from them.
    • adjective
      Of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora.
    • adjective
      Predatory or flesh eating.
    • adjective
      (botany)
      Insectivorous: capable of trapping insects and absorbing nutrient from them.
    • Of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora
    • Predatory or flesh-eating
    • Insectivorous
    • adjective
      relating to or characteristic of carnivores; "the lion and other carnivorous animals"
    • adjective
      (used of plants as well as animals) feeding on animals; "carnivorous plants are capable of trapping and digesting small animals especially insects"

    Synonyms of "carnivorous" in English dictionary

    placental mammal, eutherian mammal, flesh-eating are the top synonyms of "carnivorous" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "carnivorous" in English dictionary

    herbivorous, omnivorous, insectivorous are the top antonyms of "carnivorous" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of carnivorous

    • carnivorous ( comparative more carnivorous, superlative most carnivorous)
  • Carnivorous

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