carnivore
See also: Carnivore
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French carnivore, from Latin carnivorus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑːnɪvɔː/
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑːɹ.nɪ.vɔɹ/
Noun
carnivore (plural carnivores)
- Any animal that eats meat as the main part of its diet.
- (zoology) A mammal belonging to the order Carnivora.
- (informal) A person who is not a vegetarian.
Usage notes
Not all meat-eaters (e.g. meat-eating birds and fish) belong to Carnivora, and not all Carnivora are meat-eaters (e.g. giant panda). To avoid the confusion, a new term carnivoran has been introduced to mean "belonging to Carnivora".
Synonyms
- meatarian, meatatarian (of people)
Derived terms
- obligate carnivore
Related terms
Terms related to carnivore
Translations
meat-eating animal
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mammal of the order Carnivora
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin carnivorus.
Adjective
carnivore (plural carnivores)
- carnivorous (predatory or flesh-eating)
Noun
carnivore m (plural carnivores)
Further reading
- “carnivore” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Adjective
carnivore
- feminine plural of carnivoro
Noun
carnivore f
- plural of carnivora
Anagrams
Latin
Adjective
carnivore
- vocative masculine singular of carnivorus
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