Meaning

4 senses
  1. An organism that feeds chiefly on animals; an animal that feeds on meat as the main part of its diet.

    As juveniles the crocodiles are frequently predated by larger carnivores.

    any animal that feeds on flesh

  2. A mammal belonging to the order Carnivora.

    The panda and the panther are both carnivores.

    Fleischfresser

  3. (informal)A person who is not a vegetarian.

    Fleischesser, Fleischesserin

  4. (informal)A follower of the carnivore diet.

Examples

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  1. You'll be surprised but these little worms are active carnivores.

    Ти будеш здивована, але ці маленькі черви - активні хижаки.

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  2. Adriano's steak is a carnivore's delight.

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  3. The pike and the perch are carnivores.

    ruЩука и окунь — плотоядные.

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  4. Cows are herbivores, while dogs are carnivores.

    deDie Kuh ist ein Pflanzenfresser, während der Hund ein Fleischfresser ist.

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  5. The grizzly bear is the largest land carnivore in the world.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
meat-eating animal:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
meat-eating animal:
person who is not a vegetarian:

Origin

Borrowed from French carnivore, from Latin carnivorus. In the zoological sense, coined by

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.

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