carnivore

Plural: carnivores

Noun

• a terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal
  • "terrestrial carnivores have four or five clawed digits on each limb"
• any animal that feeds on flesh
  • "Tyrannosaurus Rex was a large carnivore"
  • "insectivorous plants are considered carnivores"
• An organism that feeds chiefly on animals; an animal that feeds on meat as the main part of its diet.
• A mammal belonging to the order Carnivora.
• A person who is not a vegetarian.
• A follower of the carnivore diet.

Examples

• As juveniles the crocodiles are frequently predated by larger carnivores.
• The panda and the panther are both carnivores.

Synonyms

bloodmouth, carnivoran, kreophagist, meatarian, meatatarian, meateater, nonvegetarian, zoophage

Related Words

Carnivora, carnivoran, carnivorous, folivore, frugivore, hemovore, herbivore, insectivore, omnivore, piscivore