carnivore
English
Noun
(
en noun)
Any animal that eats meat as the main part of its diet.
(label) A mammal belonging to the order Carnivora.
(informal) A person who is not a vegetarian.
Usage notes
Not all meat-eaters (e.g. meat-eating birds and fish) belong to Carnivora, and not all Carnivora are meat-eaters (e.g. giant panda). To avoid the confusion, a new term carnivoran has been introduced to mean "belonging to Carnivora".
Synonyms
* meatarian, meatatarian (of people)
Derived terms
* obligate carnivore
Related terms
{{rel3, Carnivora
, carnivoran
, carnivorous
, folivore
, frugivore
, hemovore
, herbivore
, insectivore
, omnivore}}
omivore
Not English
Omivore has no English definition. It may be misspelled.
English words similar to 'omivore':
omnivore
