'Carnivorous' definitions:
Definition of 'carnivorous'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Relating to or characteristic of carnivores; "the lion and other carnivorous animals"
adjective
(used of plants as well as animals) feeding on animals; "carnivorous plants are capable of trapping and digesting small animals especially insects" [ant: herbivorous, insectivorous, omnivorous]
Definition of 'Carnivorous'
From: GCIDE
- Carnivorous \Car*niv"o*rous\, a. [L. carnivorus; caro, carnis, flesh + varare to devour.] Eating or feeding on flesh. The term is applied: (a) to animals which naturally seek flesh for food, as the tiger, dog, etc.; (b) to plants which are supposed to absorb animal food; (c) to substances which destroy animal tissue, as caustics. [1913 Webster] Carnose
Synonyms of 'carnivorous'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- cannibal,
- cannibalistic,
- commensal,
- dietetic,
- dining,
- eating,
- feeding,
- flesh-eating,
- fruitarian,
- gastronomic,
- gluttonous,
- grain-eating,
- graminivorous,
- granivorous,
- grass-eating,
- herbivorous,
- insect-eating,
- insectivorous,
- lactovegetarian,
- man-eating,
- meat-eating,
- mensal,
- nourishing,
- nutritious,
- omnivorous,
- omophagous,
- pantophagous,
- phytivorous,
- phytophagous,
- plant-eating,
- postprandial,
- prandial,
- predacious,
- preprandial,
- vegetable-eating,
- vegetarian