Meanings
adjectivecarnivorous (comparative more carnivorous, superlative most carnivorous)
comparative more carnivorous · superlative most carnivorous
- Flesh-eating; (usually also specifically) predatorily so: that is, predatory.
carnivorous diet
Synonyms: meat-eating, creophagous
- biologyInsectivorous: capable of trapping insects and absorbing nutrient from them.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveFlesh-eating; (usually also specifically) predatorily so: that is, predatory.
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adjective(used of plants as well as animals) feeding on animals
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Origin
- Latincarnivorus“flesh-eating”
- Englishcarnivorous
From Latin carnivorus (“flesh-eating”).
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek σαρκοφάγος, κρεοφάγος
- σαρκοφάγος (sarkophágos)predatory or flesh-eating
- κρεοφάγος (kreophágos)predatory or flesh-eating
- ζῳόφαγος (zōióphagos)predatory or flesh-eating
Arabic لَاحِم, لَاحِم
- لَاحِم (lāḥim)of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora
- لَاحِم (lāḥim)predatory or flesh-eating
Catalan carnívor, carnívor
- carnívorof, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora
- carnívorpredatory or flesh-eating
Chinese Mandarin 食肉的
- 食肉的 (shíròu de)predatory or flesh-eating
Czech masožravý, masožravý
- masožravýof, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora
- masožravýpredatory or flesh-eating
Dutch carnivoor, vleesetend
- carnivoorpredatory or flesh-eating
- vleesetendpredatory or flesh-eating
Esperanto karnovora, karnovora
- karnovoraof, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora
- karnovorapredatory or flesh-eating
Finnish peto-, petoeläin-
- peto-of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora
- petoeläin-of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora
- peto-predatory or flesh-eating
- lihansyöjä-predatory or flesh-eating
- lihaa syöväpredatory or flesh-eating
- lihansyöjä-botany: insectivorous
French carnivore, carnivore
- carnivoreof, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora
- carnivorepredatory or flesh-eating
- carnassierpredatory or flesh-eating
- carnivorebotany: insectivorous
German fleischfressend
- fleischfressendpredatory or flesh-eating
Greek σαρκοβόρος
- σαρκοβόρος (sarkovóros)predatory or flesh-eating
Hindi मांसाहारी, माँसाहारी
- मांसाहारी (mānsāhārī)of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora
- माँसाहारी (mā̃sāhārī)of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora
- मांसाहारी (mānsāhārī)predatory or flesh-eating
- माँसाहारी (mā̃sāhārī)predatory or flesh-eating
- कीटभक्षी (kīṭbhakṣī)botany: insectivorous
Hungarian húsevő, karnivor
- húsevőpredatory or flesh-eating
- karnivorpredatory or flesh-eating
Irish feoiliteach, feoiliteach
- feoiliteachof, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora
- feoiliteachpredatory or flesh-eating
Japanese 肉食の
- 肉食のpredatory or flesh-eating
Korean 육식의
- 육식의 (yuksig-ui)predatory or flesh-eating
Latin carnivorus
- carnivoruspredatory or flesh-eating
Malay maging
- magingpredatory or flesh-eating
Polish mięsożerny, mięsożerny
- mięsożernyof, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora
- mięsożernypredatory or flesh-eating
- drapieżnypredatory or flesh-eating
- owadożernybotany: insectivorous
Portuguese carnívoro, carnívoro
- carnívoroof, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora
- carnívoropredatory or flesh-eating
- carnívorobotany: insectivorous
Romanian carnivor
- carnivorof, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora
Russian хи́щный, плотоя́дный
- хи́щный (xíščnyj)of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora
- плотоя́дный (plotojádnyj)predatory or flesh-eating
- насекомоя́дный (nasekomojádnyj)botany: insectivorous
Scottish Gaelic feòil-itheach, feòil-itheach
- feòil-itheachof, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora
- feòil-itheachpredatory or flesh-eating
- feòil-itheachbotany: insectivorous
Slovak mäsožravý, mäsožravý
- mäsožravýof, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora
- mäsožravýpredatory or flesh-eating
Spanish carnívoro
- carnívoropredatory or flesh-eating
Swedish köttätande
- köttätandepredatory or flesh-eating
Tagalog lamankainin
- lamankaininpredatory or flesh-eating
Ukrainian м'ясоїдний
- м'ясоїдний (mʺjasojidnyj)predatory or flesh-eating
Welsh cigysol
- cigysolpredatory or flesh-eating
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with carnivorous
herbivorousomnivorousinsectivorouspiscivorousalgivorousamphivorousaphidivorousaurivorousbaccivorouscanivorousdetritivorousequivorousfructivorousfrugivorousfucivorousfungivorousgraminivorousgranivoroushominivorouslarvivorouslichenivorouslignivorousnectarivorousoryzivorous
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APA
carnivorous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carnivorous
MLA
“carnivorous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carnivorous. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carnivorous,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carnivorous.
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