carnivore

Borrowed from French carnivore, from Latin carnivorus.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑːnɪvɔː/
• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑːɹ.nɪ.vɔɹ/

carnivore (plural carnivores)

1. An organism that feeds chiefly on animals; an animal that feeds on meat as the main part of its diet.

   As juveniles the crocodiles are frequently predated by larger carnivores.

2. (zoology) A mammal belonging to the order Carnivora.

   The panda and the panther are both carnivores.

3. (informal) A person who is not a vegetarian.

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".

• zoophage
• meatarian, meatatarian (of people)

• obligate carnivore

Borrowed from Latin carnivorus.

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carnivore (plural carnivores)

1. carnivorous (predatory or flesh-eating)

carnivore m (plural carnivores)

1. carnivore

• “carnivore” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

carnivore

1. feminine plural of carnivoro

carnivore f

1. plural of carnivora

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carnivore

1. vocative masculine singular of carnivorus