Definitions
any animal that feeds on flesh
Word origin
Borrowed from French carnivore, from Latin carnivorus. In the zoological sense, coined by William Whewell in 1840 as an adaptation of Cuvier's coinage, French carnivore.
Used in a sentence
“As juveniles the crocodiles are frequently predated by larger carnivores.”
“The panda and the panther are both carnivores.”
“Well, she has now gone / From this unhappy planet / With all the carnivores / And the destructors on it”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Meat-eating animal”9 letters
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