Synonyms for carnivorous
kɑrˈnɪv ər əscar·niv·o·rous

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1. carnivorousadjective

   relating to or characteristic of carnivores

   "the lion and other carnivorous animals"

   Antonyms:
   omnivorous, phytophagous, saprophagous, herbivorous, fruit-eating(a), phytophagic, baccivorous, myrmecophagous, saprozoic, insectivorous, anthophilous, plant-eating(a), anthophagous, grass-eating(a), all-devouring(a), phytophilous, apivorous, carpophagous, saprophytic

2. carnivorousadjective

   (used of plants as well as animals) feeding on animals

   "carnivorous plants are capable of trapping and digesting small animals especially insects"

   Antonyms:
   plant-eating(a), saprophagous, myrmecophagous, anthophilous, all-devouring(a), saprozoic, saprophytic, anthophagous, carpophagous, phytophagic, phytophilous, herbivorous, fruit-eating(a), apivorous, insectivorous, grass-eating(a), baccivorous, phytophagous, omnivorous

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1. carnivorousadjective

   Synonyms:
   flesh-eating

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1. List of paraphrases for "carnivorous":

   carnivores, carnivore, carnivora

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1. Scott C. Holstad:

   A smile cures all forms of sickness, yet behind many smiles lies a set of very sharp teeth, carnivorous and rarely satisfied.

2. Qianshi Lin:

   What's particularly unique about this carnivorous plant is that it traps insects near its insect-pollinated flowers, on the surface, this seems like a conflict between carnivory and pollination because you don't want to kill the insects that are helping you reproduce.

3. Juan Canale:

   For the first time we know, in a lot of detail, about certain parts of the anatomy of these giant carnivorous dinosaurs.

4. Sebastian Apesteguia:

   This print is bigger than any other we have found to date in the area, it is a record in size for carnivorous dinosaurs from the end of the Cretaceous period in South America.

5. Samantha Leigh:

   Given that bonnetheads have a digestive system that resembles that of closely-related species that we know to be strict carnivores, we need to re-think what it means to have a ‘carnivorous gut’.