English

Proper noun

Carnivore

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English

Noun

carnivore ‎(plural carnivores)

1. Any animal that eats meat as the main part of its diet.
2. (zoology) A mammal belonging to the order Carnivora.
3. (informal) A person who is not a vegetarian.

Usage notes

Not all meat-eaters (e.g. meat-eating birds and fish) belong to Carnivora, and not all Carnivora are meat-eaters (e.g. giant panda). To avoid the confusion, a new term carnivoran has been introduced to mean "belonging to Carnivora".

Synonyms

• meatarian, meatatarian (of people)

Derived terms

• obligate carnivore

Related terms

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin carnivorus.

Adjective

carnivore m, f ‎(plural carnivores)

1. carnivorous (predatory or flesh-eating)

Noun

carnivore m ‎(plural carnivores)

1. carnivore

Italian

Adjective

carnivore

1. feminine plural of carnivoro

Noun

carnivore f

1. plural of carnivora

Anagrams

• converrai
• incorreva

Latin

Adjective

carnivore

1. vocative masculine singular of carnivorus