carnivorous

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The monster that lives and dies in a drop of water--carnivorous, insatiable, subsisting on the creatures minuter than himself--is not less deadly in his wrath, less ferocious in his nature, than the tiger of the desert.

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  1. adjective Of or relating to carnivores.
  2. adjective Flesh-eating or predatory: a carnivorous bird.
  3. adjective Characterized by destructive or predatory behavior or instincts: "a city becoming increasingly carnivorous as it becomes decreasingly serious about governance” (George F. Will).
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  • They're not carnivorous, and their nettles merely irritate the skin a little. —  June, 1943
  • Leech - Leech is a common name for over 650 species of carnivorous, bloodsucking annelid worms that make up the class
  • We took the meat outside with a few hunks of bread and a flask of primitivo, sat on heaving benches with locals and joined in a carnivorous orgy. —  Travel news, travel guides and reviews | guardian.co.uk
  • Apparently, the happily-carnivorous diet guru's health was less than optimum for some years before his death. —  The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
  • My big "out" splurges tended to be carnivorous, so if a place doesn't do fish or vegetarian entrees really well, I just don't want to go. —  UUpdates - All updates
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Words tagged carnivorous

therizinosaur · devincenzia · procariama · andalgalornis · patagornis · brontornis · psilopterus · paraphysornis · phorusrhacos · physornis · andrewsornis

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Etymologies (2)

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  1. From Latin carnivorus : carō, carn-, flesh; see sker-1 in Indo-European roots + -vorus, -vorous.

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  1. = French carnivore = Spanish Portuguese Italian carnivoro, from Latin carnivorus, flesh-eating, from caro (carn-), flesh (see carnal), + vorare, eat, devour.
 

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/kɑrˈnɪvərəs/
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