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English to English adjective
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relating to or characteristic of carnivores |  | Example: the lion and other carnivorous animals
source: wordnet30
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(used of plants as well as animals) feeding on animals | | Example: carnivorous plants are capable of trapping and digesting small animals especially insects
source: wordnet30
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Eating or feeding on flesh. The term is applied: (a) to animals which naturally seek flesh for food, as the tiger, dog, etc.; (b) to plants which are supposed to absorb animal food; (c) to substances which destroy animal tissue, as caustics. | | source: webster1913
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