Definition of CARNIVORE

carnivore

Meanings

Plural: carnivores

Noun

  • a terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal
    • "terrestrial carnivores have four or five clawed digits on each limb"
  • any animal that feeds on flesh
    • "Tyrannosaurus Rex was a large carnivore"
    • "insectivorous plants are considered carnivores"
  • An organism that feeds chiefly on animals; an animal that feeds on meat as the main part of its diet.
  • A mammal belonging to the order Carnivora.
  • A person who is not a vegetarian.
  • A follower of the carnivore diet.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from French carnivore, from Latin carnivorus. In the zoological sense, coined by William Whewell in 1840 as an adaptation of Cuvier's coinage, French carnivore.

Scrabble Score: 14

carnivore is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
carnivore is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
carnivore is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

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