carnivorous
IPA: kɑrnˈɪvɝʌs
adjective
- Of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora.
- Predatory or flesh-eating.
- (botany) Insectivorous: capable of trapping insects and absorbing nutrient from them.
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Examples of "carnivorous" in Sentences
- The African bullfrog is carnivorous.
- The purely carnivorous the diet, the more the jaw is reduced.
- In habits, the animal was cursorial and herbivorous, or possibly carnivorous.
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