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• car|ni|vore — «KAHR nuh vr, vohr», noun. 1. an animal that feeds chiefly on flesh. Carnivores have large, strong teeth with sharp cutting edges. Dogs, cats, lions, tigers, weasels, and the like, are carnivores. 2. a plant that eats insects …   Useful english dictionary

• carnivore — car·ni·vore …   English syllables

• carnivore — car•ni•vore [[t]ˈkɑr nəˌvɔr, ˌvoʊr[/t]] n. 1) zool. an animal that eats flesh 2) zool. a flesh eating mammal of the order Carnivora, comprising the dogs, cats, bears, seals, and weasels 3) zool. an insectivorous plant • Etymology: 1850–55; < L …   From formal English to slang

• carnivore — car|ni|vore [ˈka:nıvo: US ˈka:rnıvo:r] n [Date: 1800 1900; : Latin; Origin: carnivorus flesh eating , from caro ( CARNAL) + vorus eating ] 1.) an animal that eats flesh →↑herbivore, omnivore ↑omnivore 2.) humorous someone wh …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• carnivore — car|ni|vore [ karnı,vɔr ] noun count an animal that eats other animals. An animal that only eats plants is called a herbivore, and an animal that eats flesh and plants is called an omnivore. a. HUMOROUS someone who eats meat. This word is used… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• ni — ac·com·pa·ni·er; ac·com·pa·ni·ment; ace·to·ni·trile; ach·ae·me·ni·an; ach·er·o·ni·an; ac·ni·da; ac·ni·dar·ia; ac·ni·do·spo·rid·ia; ac·o·ni·tia; ac·o·ni·tum; acra·ni·al; acra·ni·a·ta; ac·ri·mo·ni·ous; ac·ro·cra·ni·al; ac·ry·lo·ni·trile;… …   English syllables

• Carnivora — An order of chiefly flesh eating mammals that includes the cats, dogs, bears, civets, minks, and hyenas, as well as the raccoon and panda; some species are omnivorous or herbivorous. [L. carnivorus, fr. caro (carn ), flesh, + voro, to devour] * * …   Medical dictionary

• Carnivore — Car ni*vore, n. [Cf. F. carnivore.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of the {Carnivora}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• carnivore — One of the Carnivora. * * * car·ni·vore (kahrґnĭ vor) a flesh eating animal, especially a member of the order Carnivora …   Medical dictionary

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