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Definition of: carnivorous

(kär·nivə·rəs) adjective
1. Eating or living on flesh.
2. Of or pertaining to the Carnivora. [<L carnivorus <caro, carnis flesh + vorare eat, devour]
—car·niv′o·rous·ly
adverb
—car·niv′o·rous·ness
noun

Most often used phrases:

carnivorous plant
carnivorous plants
carnivorous dinosaurs
small carnivorous
large carnivorous
carnivorous mammals
terrestrial carnivorous
international carnivorous
carnivorous carnival
carnivorous species
carnivorous fish
carnivorous dinosaur
aquatic carnivorous
carnivorous animals
carnivorous leaves

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