CARNIVOROUS as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • (used of plants as well as animals) feeding on animals
   Usage Example(s)
   • carnivorous plants are capable of trapping and digesting small animals especially insects
   Antonym(s)
   • herbivorous (what does herbivorous mean?)
   • omnivorous (what does omnivorous mean?)
   • insectivorous (what does insectivorous mean?)
   Similar To
   • flesh-eating(a) (what does flesh-eating(a) mean?)
   • meat-eating(a) (what does meat-eating(a) mean?)
   • zoophagous (what does zoophagous mean?)
   • predacious (what does predacious mean?)
   • predaceous (what does predaceous mean?)
   • piscivorous (what does piscivorous mean?)
2. Meaning
   • relating to or characteristic of carnivores
   Usage Example(s)
   • the lion and other carnivorous animals
   Pertainym(s)
   • carnivore (what does carnivore mean?)