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carnivorous
[ kahr-niv-er-uhs ]
carnivorous
/ ɑːˈɪəə /
adjective
- (esp of animals) feeding on flesh
- (of plants such as the pitcher plant and sundew) able to trap and digest insects and other small animals
- of or relating to the Carnivora
- informal.aggressively ambitious or reactionary
Derived Forms
- ˈԾǰdzܲԱ, noun
- ˈԾǰdzܲ, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·Ծo· noun
- ·Ծo·dzܲ· adverb
- ·Ծo·dzܲ·Ա noun
- ԴDzc·Ծo·dzܲ adjective
- non·Ծo·dzܲ· adverb
- non·Ծo·dzܲ·Ա noun
- ܲc·Ծo·dzܲ adjective
- un·Ծo·dzܲ· adverb
- un·Ծo·dzܲ·Ա noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of carnivorous1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of carnivorous1
Example Sentences
The dinosaurs included carnivorous megalosaurs - ancestors of Tyrannosaurus rex - and long necked herbivores that were up to three times bigger in size than an elephant.
At the NFU Scotland conference, Mr Swinney said the reintroduction of lynx, or any other carnivorous species, would not take place under his government.
You can also customize gleefully here: go in a carnivorous direction with some crispy bacon atop the soup, go in a vegan direction instead, garnish with anything you want — there's no limits.
The carnivorous creatures, which walked on two legs, were agile hunters, she said.
Blumstein, before reading the details of the study, thought that the carnivorous behavior might have been isolated to female squirrels desperate for the nutrients needed to feed their young.
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