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   carnivorous

   /kɑːˈnɪv(ə)rəs/

   adjective

   • 1. (of an animal) feeding on other animals.
   • ▪ (of a plant) able to trap and digest small animals, especially insects.

   Word Origin late 16th century: from Latin carnivorus, from caro, carn- ‘flesh’ + -vorus (see -vorous).

   Derivatives

   • 1. carnivorously adverb
   • 2. carnivorousness noun
   • 3. carnivory noun

   Scrabble Points: 16

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