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Webster 1913 Edition
Carnivorous
Car-niv′o-rous
(kär-nĭv′ō̍-rŭs)
, Adj.
[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. Webster 1828 Edition
Carnivorous
CARNIVOROUS
,Adj.
Definition 2024
carnivorous
carnivorous
English
Adjective
carnivorous (comparative more carnivorous, superlative most carnivorous)
- 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.
Translations
Of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora
Predatory or flesh-eating
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Insectivorous
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