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carnivore

See also: Carnivore

English

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Etymology

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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.

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Noun

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carnivore (plural carnivores)

  1. An organism that feeds chiefly on animals; an animal that feeds on meat as the main part of its diet.
    Synonyms: meateater, zoophage
    As juveniles the crocodiles are frequently predated by larger carnivores.
  2. (zoology) A mammal belonging to the order Carnivora.
    Synonym: carnivoran
    The panda and the panther are both carnivores.
  3. (informal) A person who is not a vegetarian.
    Synonyms: meateater, meatarian, (often humorous) meatatarian, (now rare) kreophagist, nonvegetarian, (derogatory) bloodmouth
  4. (informal) A follower of the carnivore diet.
    (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)

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Not all meat-eaters (e.g. meat-eating birds and fish) belong to Carnivora, and not all Carnivora are meat-eaters (e.g. giant panda). To avoid the confusion, a new term carnivoran has been introduced to mean "belonging to Carnivora".

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin carnivorus.

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Adjective

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carnivore (plural carnivores)

  1. carnivorous (predatory or flesh-eating)

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carnivore m (plural carnivores)

  1. carnivore

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /karˈni.vo.re/
  • Rhymes: -ivore
  • Hyphenation: car‧nì‧vo‧re

Adjective

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carnivore

  1. feminine plural of carnivoro

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carnivore f

  1. plural of carnivora

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Latin

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Adjective

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carnivore

  1. vocative masculine singular of carnivorus
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