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Meaning of carnivore in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions
  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈkɑrnəˌvɔr/

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  1. Noun

    carnivore

    Etymology

    mid 19th century: from French, from Latin carnivorus (see carnivorous)

    Definitions

    1. terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal

    Examples

    • « terrestrial carnivores have four or five clawed digits on each limb »
  2. 2. any animal that feeds on flesh

    Examples

    • « Tyrannosaurus Rex was a large carnivore »
    • « insectivorous plants are considered carnivores »

Famous quotes

  • « Animals that we eat are raised for food in the most economical way possible, and the serious food producers do it in the most humane way possible. I think anyone who is a carnivore needs to understand that meat does not originally come in these neat little packages. »
    Julia Child

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