Associations to the word «Carnivorous»
Noun
- Crustacean
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- Dinosaur
- Invertebrate
- Trapping
- Mollusc
- Mammal
- Arthropod
- Reptile
- Prey
- Triassic
- Plant
- Amphibian
- Predator
- Clade
- Gastropod
- Feeding
- Snail
- Diet
- Cretaceous
- Insect
- Rodent
- Pitcher
- Taxon
- Vertebrate
- Orchid
- Eats
- Bog
- Weasel
- Tasmanian
- Feeder
- Lizard
- Slug
- Specie
- Sponge
- Larva
- Nutrient
- Aquaculture
- Genus
- Jackal
- Digest
- Aquatic
- Animal
- Ecology
- Tooth
- Borneo
- Dragonfly
- Metamorphosis
- Alga
- Fish
- Digestion
- Venus
- Trap
- Squid
- Large
- Beetle
- Mollusk
- Nectar
- Feed
- Worm
- Carp
- Pouch
- Carcass
- Eater
- Shrew
- Beak
- Juvenile
- Turtle
- Shrimp
- Propensity
- Kilogram
- Carbohydrate
- Ant
- Frog
- Cultivar
- Forage
Adjective
Wiktionary
CARNIVOROUS, adjective. Of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora.
CARNIVOROUS, adjective. Predatory or flesh eating.
CARNIVOROUS, adjective. (botany) Insectivorous: capable of trapping insects and absorbing nutrient from them.
CARNIVOROUS PLANT, noun. Any of several unrelated plants modified to capture and digest animals, especially insects, which supply nitrogen that may otherwise be unavailable in their habitat
Dictionary definition
CARNIVOROUS, adjective. Relating to or characteristic of carnivores; "the lion and other carnivorous animals".
CARNIVOROUS, adjective. (used of plants as well as animals) feeding on animals; "carnivorous plants are capable of trapping and digesting small animals especially insects".
Wise words
In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike
fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the
new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.