noun
carnivore
KAR-nih-vor/ˈkɑːrnɪvɔːr/
An animal or person that eats meat.
The eagle is a carnivore eating a fish.
Etymology
Latin “flesh” plus “devour” describes an animal by what it eats. The compound meaning “flesh-eating” became a noun naming the meat-eating animal itself.
In context
they eat you know anything from rodents to reptiles and I mean they're a hyper carnivore they're a very very successful Predator
More examples
- The exhibit compares the teeth of carnivores and herbivores.
- He jokingly calls himself a carnivore when he orders steak.
- Some carnivores hunt while others also scavenge.
Forms
carnivore · carnivores
carnivorous adjective — feeding on animals