carnivore en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈkaː.nɪ.voː/ (Australia)
- /ˈkɑɹ.nɪ.voɹ/ (Canada, General-American)
- /ˈkɑː.nɪ.vɔː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Borrowed from French carnivore, from Latin carnivorus. In the zoological sense, coined by William Whewell in 1840 as an adaptation of Cuvier's coinage, French carnivore.
Meanings
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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.
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A mammal belonging to the order Carnivora.
The panda and the panther are both carnivores.
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(informal) A person who is not a vegetarian.
Well, she has now gone / From this unhappy planet / With all the carnivores / And the destructors on it
1990, Morrissey, “Ouija Board, Ouija Board”, in Bona Drag:
- (informal) A follower of the carnivore diet.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| carnivores | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
noncarnivore · facultative carnivore · microcarnivore · carbivore · omnicarnivore · hypercarnivore · obligate carnivore · carnivory · megacarnivore · carnivorous · carnivore diet · flexivore · carnivorism · carnivoracity · mesocarnivore · carnivorousness · macrocarnivore · hypocarnivore
Relateds
insectivore · carnivoran · Carnivora · folivore · hemovore · omnivore · carnivorous · frugivore · herbivore · piscivore
Synonyms
meateater · carnivoran · zoophage · kreophagist · bloodmouth · meatarian · nonvegetarian · meateater · meatatarian
Translations (109)
sip གཅན་གཟན (meat-eating animal) · eo karnomanĝulo (meat-eating animal) · ms haiwan karnivor (meat-eating animal) · id karnivor (meat-eating animal) · br kigdebrer (meat-eating animal) · hi मांसाहारी (person who is not a vegetarian) · es carnívoro (meat-eating animal) · da rovdyr (mammal of the order Carnivora) · it carnivoro (meat-eating animal) · de Fleischesser (person who is not a vegetarian) · eu haragijale (meat-eating animal) · zza gostwer (meat-eating animal) · sv rovdjur (mammal of the order Carnivora) · nv naaldeehii daʼalghałígíí (meat-eating animal) · te మాంసాహారి (meat-eating animal) · sw mla-nyama (meat-eating animal) · sk mäsožravec (meat-eating animal) · de Fleischfresser (meat-eating animal) · zza gostger (mammal of the order Carnivora) · sl mesojed (meat-eating animal) · ml മാംസഭുക്ക് (meat-eating animal) · tr etçil (mammal of the order Carnivora) · ca carnívor (mammal of the order Carnivora) · az ətyeyən (meat-eating animal) · mk месоја́дец (meat-eating animal) · sh mesojedac (meat-eating animal) · ka ხორცისმჭამელი ძუძუმწოვარი (meat-eating animal) · lv gaļēdājs (meat-eating animal) · pl mięsożerca (mammal of the order Carnivora) · ru плотоя́дное живо́тное (meat-eating animal) · fi lihansyöjä (meat-eating animal) · gl carnívoro (meat-eating animal) · ms binatang maging (meat-eating animal) · nb kjøtteter (meat-eating animal) · my အသားစား du or c du (meat-eating animal) · pt carnívoro (meat-eating animal) · et lihasööja (meat-eating animal) · ru мясое́д (meat-eating animal) · el σαρκοβόρος (meat-eating animal) · ka მტაცებელი (meat-eating animal) · nl roofdier (mammal of the order Carnivora) · ru хи́щник (meat-eating animal) · da kødæder (meat-eating animal) · ka ხორცისმჭამელი ცხოველი (meat-eating animal) · is kjötæta (meat-eating animal) · cy cigysor (meat-eating animal) · izh hiisnikka (meat-eating animal) · sh mesojed (meat-eating animal) · hy գիշատիչ (meat-eating animal) · ja 食肉類 (mammal of the order Carnivora) · mi kaikiko (meat-eating animal) · nl vleeseter (person who is not a vegetarian) · he בִּשְׂרוֹנִי (person who is not a vegetarian) · kl neqituumasoq (meat-eating animal) · hi माँसाहारी (person who is not a vegetarian) · sh mesožder (meat-eating animal) · cmn 食肉動物 /食肉动物 (meat-eating animal) · ms haiwan maging (meat-eating animal) · af vleiseter (meat-eating animal) · da rovdyr (meat-eating animal) · cs šelmy (mammal of the order Carnivora) · mn махчин (meat-eating animal) · la carnivorum (meat-eating animal) · id pemakan daging (meat-eating animal) · hi मांसाहारी (meat-eating animal) · fi petoeläin (mammal of the order Carnivora) · lv gaļēdāja (meat-eating animal) · fa گوشتخوار (meat-eating animal) · ko 육식동물 (meat-eating animal) · eo karnovorulo (meat-eating animal) · tl lamankain (meat-eating animal) · sl mesojedka (meat-eating animal) · hi माँसाहारी (meat-eating animal) · de Fleischesserin (person who is not a vegetarian) · nl carnivoor (meat-eating animal) · sl mesojedec (meat-eating animal) · he טוֹרֵף (meat-eating animal) · th สัตว์กินเนื้อ (meat-eating animal) · nn kjøtetar (meat-eating animal) · pl mięsożerca (person who is not a vegetarian) · ar لَاحِم (meat-eating animal) · bg месояден (meat-eating animal) · ms karnivor (meat-eating animal) · ja 肉食動物 (meat-eating animal) · cs masožravec (meat-eating animal) · el σαρκοφάγος (meat-eating animal) · cy cigysydd (meat-eating animal) · tr etçil (meat-eating animal) · sv köttätare (meat-eating animal) · hy մսակեր կենդանի (meat-eating animal) · hu húsevő (meat-eating animal) · af karnivoor (meat-eating animal) · pl mięsożerca (meat-eating animal) · ks گوش خۄر (meat-eating animal) · he טוֹרֵף (mammal of the order Carnivora) · km មំសាសី (meat-eating animal) · ka ხორცისმჭამელი (meat-eating animal) · eu karniboro (meat-eating animal) · gd feòil-itheadair (meat-eating animal) · fr carnivore (meat-eating animal) · ta ஊனுண்ணி (mammal of the order Carnivora) · lt mėsėdis (meat-eating animal) · pl drapieżnik (meat-eating animal) · ca carnívor (meat-eating animal) · de Fleischfresser (mammal of the order Carnivora) · tr etobur (meat-eating animal) · kmr goştxur (meat-eating animal) · ta ஊனுண்ணி (meat-eating animal) · nl vleeseter (meat-eating animal)