Dictionary

carnivorous en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /kaːˈnɪv.ə.ɹəs/ (Australia)
• /kɑɹˈnɪv.ə.ɹəs/ (Canada, General-American)
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• /kɑːˈnɪv.ə.ɹəs/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Latin carnivorus (“flesh-eating”).

Meanings

1. Of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora.
   • carnivorous animal
2. Flesh-eating; (usually also specifically) predatorily so: that is, predatory.
   • carnivorous diet
3. Insectivorous: capable of trapping insects and absorbing nutrient from them.

Forms

Deriveds

hypercarnivorous · protocarnivorous · anticarnivorous · mesocarnivorous · carnivorously · uncarnivorous · macrocarnivorous · hypocarnivorous · carnivorousness · noncarnivorous

Synonyms

sarcophagic · meat-eating · sarcophagous · creophagous

Translations (82)

fr carnivore (predatory or flesh-eating) · fi petoeläin- (of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora) · grc ζῳόφαγος (predatory or flesh-eating) · ast carnívoru (botany: insectivorous) · hy մսակեր (predatory or flesh-eating) · nn kjøtæt (predatory or flesh-eating) · nl vleesetend (predatory or flesh-eating) · te మాంసాహార (predatory or flesh-eating) · pdt fleeschfrätent (predatory or flesh-eating) · hy գիշակեր (predatory or flesh-eating) · ast carnívoru (of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora) · fi peto- (of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora) · cs masožravý (of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora) · ca carnívor (predatory or flesh-eating) · el σαρκοβόρος (predatory or flesh-eating) · gl carnívoro (predatory or flesh-eating) · cs masožravý (predatory or flesh-eating) · ga feoiliteach (predatory or flesh-eating) · hi माँसाहारी (predatory or flesh-eating) · hi मांसाहारी (predatory or flesh-eating) · es carnívoro (predatory or flesh-eating) · eo karnovora (of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora) · ka ხორცისმჭამელი (predatory or flesh-eating) · pt carnívoro (of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora) · hy գիշատիչ (predatory or flesh-eating) · la carnivorus (predatory or flesh-eating) · cmn 食肉的 (predatory or flesh-eating) · nl carnivoor (predatory or flesh-eating) · ru хи́щный (of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora) · gd feòil-itheach (botany: insectivorous) · ru насекомоя́дный (botany: insectivorous) · hu húsevő (predatory or flesh-eating) · sk mäsožravý (predatory or flesh-eating) · pl owadożerny (botany: insectivorous) · fr carnivore (of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora) · sv köttätande (predatory or flesh-eating) · ru плотоя́дный (predatory or flesh-eating) · uk м'ясоїдний (predatory or flesh-eating) · kk ет қоректі (predatory or flesh-eating) · ar لَاحِم (predatory or flesh-eating) · pl drapieżny (predatory or flesh-eating) · pl mięsożerny (of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora) · ko 육식의 (predatory or flesh-eating) · fi peto- (predatory or flesh-eating) · fr carnassier (predatory or flesh-eating) · grc σαρκοφάγος (predatory or flesh-eating) · pt carnívoro (botany: insectivorous) · ar لَاحِم (of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora) · pl mięsożerny (predatory or flesh-eating) · ro carnivor (of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora) · fi lihansyöjä- (botany: insectivorous) · gd feòil-itheach (predatory or flesh-eating) · fi lihansyöjä- (predatory or flesh-eating) · fi lihaa syövä (predatory or flesh-eating) · grc κρεοφάγος (predatory or flesh-eating) · fo kjøtetandi (predatory or flesh-eating) · tl lamankainin (predatory or flesh-eating) · ca carnívor (of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora) · izh hiisnoi (predatory or flesh-eating) · hi मांसाहारी (of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora) · ja 肉食の (predatory or flesh-eating) · nn kjøtæt (of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora) · ast carnívoru (predatory or flesh-eating) · cy cigysol (predatory or flesh-eating) · gl carnívoro (of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora) · fr carnivore (botany: insectivorous) · hu karnivor (predatory or flesh-eating) · eo karnovora (predatory or flesh-eating) · ms maging (predatory or flesh-eating) · ka მწერიჭამია (botany: insectivorous) · hy գիշատիչ (of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora) · hy միջատակեր (botany: insectivorous) · pt carnívoro (predatory or flesh-eating) · sk mäsožravý (of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora) · kk жәндікқоректі (botany: insectivorous) · hi कीटभक्षी (botany: insectivorous) · ka მწერისმჭამელი (botany: insectivorous) · gd feòil-itheach (of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora) · de fleischfressend (predatory or flesh-eating) · hi माँसाहारी (of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora) · ka ხორციჭამია (predatory or flesh-eating) · ga feoiliteach (of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora)