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Faunivore vs Carnivore - What's the difference?

faunivore | carnivore |

As nouns the difference between faunivore and carnivore

is that faunivore is any animal that eats other animals while carnivore is any animal that eats meat as the main part of its diet.

As a proper noun Carnivore is

a computer system designed by the FBI to monitor e-mail and electronic communications.

faunivore

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any animal that eats other animals.

    • See also

    * carnivore, hypercarnivore

    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}}