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carnivorous
/kɑɹˈnɪv.ə.ɹəs/
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What does carnivorous mean?
adjective
- Of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora.
- Flesh-eating; (usually also specifically) predatorily so: that is, predatory.
- Insectivorous: capable of trapping insects and absorbing nutrient from them.
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/kɑɹˈnɪv.ə.ɹəs/
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It is vain to look for the Geodephaga, or carnivorous beetles, under stones, or anywhere, indeed, in open, sunny places.
If I were a believer in evolution, I should say yes, by the fact of its germ, every animal is originally carnivorous.
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The victims of these carnivorous animals are also somewhat provided against danger by the acuteness of sight with which they are gifted.
The more diversified in habits and structure the descendants of our carnivorous animal became, the more places they would be enabled to occupy.
Even as carnivorous a creature as the coyote will make a full meal on a mess of mesquite beans and seem to be satisfied.