carnivorous

Meanings

Adjective

• relating to or characteristic of carnivores
  • "the lion and other carnivorous animals"
• (used of plants as well as animals) feeding on animals
  • "carnivorous plants are capable of trapping and digesting small animals especially insects"

Adj

• Of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora.
• Predatory or flesh-eating.
• Insectivorous: capable of trapping insects and absorbing nutrient from them.

Synonyms

sarcophagic, sarcophagous

Antonyms

herbivorous, insectivorous, omnivorous