carnivory

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UK/kɑːˈnɪvəɹi/

noun

The eating of meat; carnivorousness.

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Meanings

nouncarnivory (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe eating of meat; carnivorousness.

    But if the natural carnivory of other species counts for something, why not the natural carnivory of Homo sapiens […]?

    2011, Steven Pinker, The Better Angels of Our Nature, Penguin, published 2012, page 571

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
carnivorismcarnivorousness

Origin

From carnivore + -y.

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Translations

Finnish lihansyönti
  • lihansyöntithe eating of meat
Hindi मांसाहार
  • मांसाहार (mānsāhār)the eating of meat
Polish mięsożerność
  • mięsożernośćthe eating of meat
Portuguese carnivorismo
  • carnivorismothe eating of meat

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with carnivory

deliveryliveryherbivoryshiverynondeliverymisdeliveryomnivoryquiveryriveryslivery
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Cite this entry
APA

carnivory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carnivory

MLA

“carnivory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carnivory. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carnivory,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carnivory.

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