Noun: carnivore 'kaa(r)-ni,vor
- Any animal that feeds on flesh
"Tyrannosaurus Rex was a large carnivore"; "insectivorous plants are considered carnivores"
- A terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal
"terrestrial carnivores have four or five clawed digits on each limb"
Derived forms: carnivores
Type of: eutherian, eutherian mammal, placental, placental mammal, predator, predatory animal
Part of: Carnivora, order Carnivora
Encyclopedia: Carnivore