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ob·li·gate car·ni·vore

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  1. obligate carnivorenoun

    An animal that necessarily subsists on a diet consisting mainly of meat, because it does not possess the physiology to digest vegetable matter. Such animals may consume other materials (vegetable or mineral) for non-nutritional purposes.

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  1. obligate carnivore

    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. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of obligate carnivore in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of obligate carnivore in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5


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