carnivorous (redirected from carnivorously)

car·niv·o·rous  (kär-nvr-s)

adj.

1. Of or relating to carnivores.

2. Flesh-eating or predatory: a carnivorous bird.

3. Characterized by destructive or predatory behavior or instincts: "a city becoming increasingly carnivorous as it becomes decreasingly serious about governance" (George F. Will).

4. Botany Capable of trapping insects or other small organisms and absorbing nutrients from them; insectivorous.

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

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car·nivo·rous·ly adv.

car·nivo·rous·ness n.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	carnivorous - relating to or characteristic of carnivores; "the lion and other carnivorous animals"
	2.	carnivorous - (used of plants as well as animals) feeding on animals; "carnivorous plants are capable of trapping and digesting small animals especially insects" plant life, flora, plant - (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion herbivorous - feeding only on plants insectivorous - (of animals and plants) feeding on insects omnivorous - feeding on both plants and animals

Translations

carnivorous [kɑːˈnɪvrəs] adj → carnívoro

carnivorous [kɑːˈnɪvərəs] adj → carnivore, carnassier/ière

carnivorous [kɑːˈnɪvərəs] adj → fleischfressend

carnivorous [kɑːˈnɪvərəs] adj → carnivoro/a