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 Definitions of carnivore  [ˈkɑr nəˌvɔr, -ˌvoʊr]  

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Definition of 'carnivore' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) carnivore
an animal that eats flesh.

2.  carnivore
a flesh-eating mammal of the order Carnivora, comprising the dogs, cats, bears, seals, and weasels.

3.  carnivore
an insectivorous plant.

Etymology:  (1850–55; < L carnivoruscarnivorous)

Definition of 'carnivore' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) carnivore
a terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal
"terrestrial carnivores have four or five clawed digits on each limb"

2. (noun) carnivore
any animal that feeds on flesh
"Tyrannosaurus Rex was a large carnivore"; "insectivorous plants are considered carnivores"


Definition of 'carnivore' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) carnivore
one of the Carnivora


Translation of 'carnivore' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a flesh-eating animal
The lion is a carnivore.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: karnivoor; vleiseter Arabic flag Arabic: لاحم: يعتاش لاحِم: يَعْتا Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: хищник
Brazilian flag Brazilian: carnívoro Czech flag Czech: masožravec German flag German: der Fleischfresser
Danish flag Danish: kødæder Greek flag Greek: σαρκοφάγο ζώο Spanish flag Spanish: carnívoro
Estonian flag Estonian: lihasööja Farsi flag Farsi: گوشتخوار Finnish flag Finnish: lihansyöjä
French flag French: carnassier Hebrew flag Hebrew: אוֹכֵל בָּשַׂר Hindi flag Hindi: मांसाहारी पशु
Croatian flag Croatian: mesožder Hungarian flag Hungarian: húsevő Indonesian flag Indonesian: karnivora
Icelandic flag Icelandic: kjötæta; rándÿr Italian flag Italian: carnivoro Japanese flag Japanese: 肉食動物
Korean flag Korean: 육식동물 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: mėsėdis gyvūnas Latvian flag Latvian: gaļēdājs dzīvnieks
Malay flag Malay: karnivor Dutch flag Dutch: vleeseter Norwegian flag Norwegian: kjøtteter; rovdyr
Polish flag Polish: zwierzę mięsożerne Persian flag Persian: گوشتخوار Pashto flag Pashto: غوښه خوړونكى
Portuguese flag Portuguese: carnívoro Romanian flag Romanian: carnivor Russian flag Russian: плотоядное животное
Slovak flag Slovak: mäsožravec Slovenian flag Slovenian: mesojedec Serbian flag Serbian: mesožder
Swedish flag Swedish: köttätare Thai flag Thai: สัตว์กินเนื้อ Turkish flag Turkish: etobur, et yiyen
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 食肉動物 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: м'ясоїдна тварина Urdu flag Urdu: گوشت خور جانور
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: động vật ăn thịt Chinese flag Chinese: 食肉动物

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