carnivorous

English

Etymology

From Latin carnivorus (“flesh-eating”)

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /kɑɹˈnɪv.əɹ.əs/

Adjective

carnivorous (comparative more carnivorous, superlative most carnivorous)

Of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora.
Predatory or flesh eating.
(botany) Insectivorous: capable of trapping insects and absorbing nutrient from them.

Translations

Of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora

Armenian: գիշատիչ (hy) (gišatičʿ)
Catalan: carnívor (ca)
Czech: masožravý (cs) m
Esperanto: karnovora
French: carnivore (fr) m, f
Galician: carnívoro m

Irish: feoiliteach
Polish: mięsożerny (pl)
Portuguese: carnívoro (pt)
Romanian: carnivor (ro) m, n, carnivoră f
Russian: хи́щный (ru) (xíščnyj)
Scottish Gaelic: feòil-itheach

Predatory or flesh-eating

Armenian: մսակեր (hy) (msaker), գիշատիչ (hy) (gišatičʿ)
Catalan: carnívor (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 食肉的 (zh) (shíròu de)
Dutch: carnivoor (nl), vleesetend (nl)
Esperanto: karnovora
Faroese: kjøtetandi
Finnish: lihansyöjä-, lihaa syövä
French: carnivore (fr), carnassier (fr)
Galician: carnívoro m
Georgian: ხორცისმჭამელი (xorcismč̣ameli)
German: fleischfressend
Hungarian: húsevő (hu)

Irish: feoiliteach
Malay: maging
Norwegian: kjøttetende
Polish: mięsożerny (pl), drapieżny (pl)
Portuguese: carnívoro (pt)
Russian: плотоя́дный (ru) (plotojádnyj)
Scottish Gaelic: feòil-itheach
Spanish: carnívoro (es)
Swedish: köttätande (sv)
Tagalog: lamankainin
Telugu: మాంసాహార (māṃsāhāra) (maamsaahaara)
Ukrainian: м'ясоїдний (mʺjasojidnyj)

Insectivorous

Armenian: միջատակեր (hy) (miǰataker)
Finnish: lihansyöjä-
French: carnivore (fr)
Georgian: მწერისმჭამელი (mc̣erismč̣ameli), მწერიჭამია (mc̣erič̣amia)

Polish: owadożerny (o roślinach)
Portuguese: carnívoro (pt)
Russian: насекомоя́дный (ru) (nasekomojádnyj)
Scottish Gaelic: feòil-itheach

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