carnivorous

Adjective

relating to or characteristic of carnivores
- "the lion and other carnivorous animals"
(used of plants as well as animals) feeding on animals
- "carnivorous plants are capable of trapping and digesting small animals especially insects"

Adj

Of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora.
Predatory or flesh-eating.
Insectivorous: capable of trapping insects and absorbing nutrient from them.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin carnivorus (“flesh-eating”).

Synonyms

sarcophagic, sarcophagous

Antonyms

herbivorous, insectivorous, omnivorous

Scrabble Score: 16

carnivorous: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
carnivorous: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
carnivorous: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 20

carnivorous: valid Words With Friends Word