carnivorous English

Meaning carnivorous meaning

What does carnivorous mean?

carnivorous

— adjective relating to or characteristic of carnivores the lion and other carnivorous animals

— adjective (used of plants as well as animals) feeding on animals carnivorous plants are capable of trapping and digesting small animals especially insects

Synonyms carnivorous synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as carnivorous?

carnivorous English » English

meat-eating

carnivore

flesh-eating

predatory

cannibal

zoophagous

zoophagic

voracious

sarcophagus

sarcophagous

predacious

omnivorous

man-eating

destructive

Topics carnivorous topics

What do people use carnivorous to talk about?

Universe, creation Animal

Types of animals

• What words refer to animals that eat certain things?
  carnivore carnivorous meat eater meat eating predator predatory insectivore insectivorous herbivore herbivorous plant eating omnivore omnivorous scavenger parasite

Universe, creation Animal Types of animals

Insect

• What words describe insects?
  borer carnivorous cosmopolitan crawling creeping diurnal dauber flying hopper hopping insectile larva larval nocturnal pest predacious predator pupa queen segmented stinging two-winged venomous winged wingless

Daily life Food Types of food

Food from animals

• What words refer to a person (or animal) who only eats meat?
  carnivore carnivorous meat eating