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carnivorous
[kahr-niv-er-uhs]
carnivorous
/ °ìÉ‘Ëˈ²Ôɪ±¹É™°ùÉ™²õ /
adjective
(esp of animals) feeding on flesh
(of plants such as the pitcher plant and sundew) able to trap and digest insects and other small animals
of or relating to the Carnivora
informalÌýaggressively ambitious or reactionary
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- carnivorism noun
- carnivorously adverb
- carnivorousness noun
- noncarnivorous adjective
- noncarnivorously adverb
- noncarnivorousness noun
- uncarnivorous adjective
- uncarnivorously adverb
- uncarnivorousness noun
- ³¦²¹°ùˈ²Ô¾±±¹´Ç°ù´Ç³Ü²õ²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
- ³¦²¹°ùˈ²Ô¾±±¹´Ç°ù´Ç³Ü²õ±ô²â adverb
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of carnivorous1
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of carnivorous1
Example Sentences
Tyrannosauroids are the superfamily of carnivorous dinosaurs that walked on two legs.
Keep an eye out for California pitcher plant, a native carnivorous plant.
A naked mole rat is seen in a display enclosure of a new building for small mammals, birds, carnivorous plants and insectivorous animals at the zoological-botanical garden in Stuttgart.
The carnivorous mammals are classed as an invasive species in the islands, and a culling programme for stoats began in 2019.
His research found that lots of wetland species, such as carnivorous sundews and bog asphodel, disappeared after the fires.
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