Meaning

3 senses
  1. Of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora.

    carnivorous animal

    хи́щныйxíščnyj

    relating to or characteristic of carnivores

  2. Flesh-eating; (usually also specifically) predatorily so: that is, predatory.

    carnivorous diet

    fleischfressend

    плотоя́дныйplotojádnyj

    м'ясоїднийmʺjasojidnyj

  3. Insectivorous: capable of trapping insects and absorbing nutrient from them.

    насекомоя́дныйnasekomojádnyj

Examples

27 sentences
  1. That is not a carnivorous animal.

    ruЭто не плотоядное животное. — marafon

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  2. This botanist specializes in carnivorous plants.

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  3. The eagle is a carnivorous bird.

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  4. Benedito's plant is a carnivorous plant.

  5. The lion is a carnivorous animal.

    ruЛев - плотоядное животное. — marafon

    deDer Löwe ist ein fleischfressendes Tier. — canan

Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
predatory or flesh-eating:
Русский
By meaning 3
of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora:
predatory or flesh-eating:
botany: insectivorous:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
predatory or flesh-eating:

Origin

From Latin carnivorus (“flesh-eating”).

From Latin carnivorus (“flesh-eating”).

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