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car⋅ni⋅vore

  [kahr-nuh-vawr, -vohr]
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–noun
1. an animal that eats flesh.
2. a flesh-eating mammal of the order Carnivora, comprising the dogs, cats, bears, seals, and weasels.
3. an insectivorous plant.
Origin:
1850–55; < L carnivorus carnivorous

Related forms:
car⋅niv⋅o⋅ral  [kahr-niv-er-uhl] , adjective
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car·ni·vore   (kär'nə-vôr', -vōr')   
n.  

  1. A flesh-eating animal.

  2. Any of various predatory, flesh-eating mammals of the order Carnivora, including the dogs, cats, bears, weasels, hyenas, and raccoons.

  3. One who victimizes or injures others; a predator.

  4. An insectivorous plant.


[From French, meat-eating, from Latin carnivorus; see carnivorous.]
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carnivore [(kahr-nuh-vawr)]

A living thing that eats meat. Among mammals, there is an order of carnivores, including primarily meat-eating animals such as tigers and dogs. Some plants, such as the Venus's-flytrap, are carnivores.

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