carnivorous 音标拼音: [kɑrn'ɪvɚəs]
a . 食肉的
食肉的
carnivorous adj 1 :
relating to or characteristic of carnivores ; "
the lion and other carnivorous animals "
2 : (
used of plants as well as animals )
feeding on animals ;
"
carnivorous plants are capable of trapping and digesting small animals especially insects " [
ant : {
herbivorous },
{
insectivorous }, {
omnivorous }]
Carnivorous \
Car *
niv "
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rous \,
a . [
L .
carnivorus ;
caro ,
carnis ,
flesh varare to devour .]
Eating or feeding on flesh .
The term is applied :
(
a )
to animals which naturally seek flesh for food ,
as the tiger ,
dog ,
etc .;
(
b )
to plants which are supposed to absorb animal food ;
(
c )
to substances which destroy animal tissue ,
as caustics .
[
1913 Webster ]
Carnose 36 Moby Thesaurus words for "
carnivorous ":
cannibal ,
cannibalistic ,
commensal ,
dietetic ,
dining ,
eating ,
feeding ,
flesh -
eating ,
fruitarian ,
gastronomic ,
gluttonous ,
grain -
eating ,
graminivorous ,
granivorous ,
grass -
eating ,
herbivorous ,
insect -
eating ,
insectivorous ,
lactovegetarian ,
man -
eating ,
meat -
eating ,
mensal ,
nourishing ,
nutritious ,
omnivorous ,
omophagous ,
pantophagous ,
phytivorous ,
phytophagous ,
plant -
eating ,
postprandial ,
prandial ,
predacious ,
preprandial ,
vegetable -
eating ,
vegetarian
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CARNIVOROUS Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster CARNIVOROUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary