Definitions for carnivorous
kɑrˈnɪv ər əscar·niv·o·rous

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. carnivorousadjective

   relating to or characteristic of carnivores

   "the lion and other carnivorous animals"

2. carnivorousadjective

   (used of plants as well as animals) feeding on animals

   "carnivorous plants are capable of trapping and digesting small animals especially insects"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. carnivorousadjective

   Of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Canivora.

2. carnivorousadjective

   Predatory or flesh eating.

3. carnivorousadjective

   Insectivorous: capable of trapping insects and absorbing nutrient from them.

4. Etymology: From carnivorus

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Carnivorousadjective

   Flesh-eating; that of which flesh is the proper food.

   Etymology: from carnis and voro.

   In birds there is no mastication or comminution of the meat in the mouth; but in such as are not carnivorous, it is immediately swallowed into the crop or crow. John Ray, on the Creation.

   Man is by his frame, as well as his appetite, a carnivorous animal. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. carnivorous

   A carnivore , or meat-eater (Latin, caro, genitive carnis, meaning meat or "flesh" and vorare meaning "to devour"), is an animal or plant whose food and energy requirements derive from animal tissues (mainly muscle, fat and other soft tissues) whether through hunting or scavenging.

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1. carnivorous

   Carnivorous refers to an organism, typically an animal, that feeds primarily or exclusively on other animals. This includes both predators that hunt and kill their prey, and scavengers that consume animals that have already died. In some cases, it can also refer to plants, like the Venus flytrap, which supplement their nutrition by catching and digesting insects.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Carnivorousadjective

   eating or feeding on flesh. The term is applied: (a) to animals which naturally seek flesh for food, as the tiger, dog, etc.; (b) to plants which are supposed to absorb animal food; (c) to substances which destroy animal tissue, as caustics

2. Etymology: [L. carnivorus; caro, carnis, flesh + varare to devour.]

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Carnivorous

   a feeder upon flesh food.

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1. • Plant

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of carnivorous in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of carnivorous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of carnivorous in a Sentence

1. Scott C. Holstad:

   A smile cures all forms of sickness, yet behind many smiles lies a set of very sharp teeth, carnivorous and rarely satisfied.

2. Samantha Leigh:

   Given that bonnetheads have a digestive system that resembles that of closely-related species that we know to be strict carnivores, we need to re-think what it means to have a ‘carnivorous gut’.

3. Juan Canale:

   For the first time we know, in a lot of detail, about certain parts of the anatomy of these giant carnivorous dinosaurs.

4. Sebastian Apesteguia:

   This print is bigger than any other we have found to date in the area, it is a record in size for carnivorous dinosaurs from the end of the Cretaceous period in South America.

5. Qianshi Lin:

   What's particularly unique about this carnivorous plant is that it traps insects near its insect-pollinated flowers, on the surface, this seems like a conflict between carnivory and pollination because you don't want to kill the insects that are helping you reproduce.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=carnivorous
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Carnivorous
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=carnivorous
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnivorous
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carnivorous
7. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=carnivorous
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=carnivorous