carnivorous

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective relating to or characteristic of carnivores
  2. adjective (used of plants as well as animals) feeding on animals

Etymology

From Latin carnivorus (“flesh-eating”).

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