animalivore

C2+ Topic:Animals

US /ˌænɪˈmælɪˌvɔr/ UK /ˌanɪˈmalɪvɔː/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
an animal that feeds on other animals; a carnivore

As a strict animalivore, the heron eats only fish and small prey.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · an animal that feeds on... carnivore predatormeat-eaterzoophage

Opposites

herbivoreplant-eatervegetarian

Word family

Derived forms animalivorous

Related forms carnivoreinsectivore

Etymology

A modern formation from Latin animal ('living being, animal') + -vore, from vorare ('to devour').

animal Middle English vorare Latin

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Topics

Animals

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# animalivore

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌænɪˈmælɪˌvɔr/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌanɪˈmalɪvɔː/

## Meanings
1. an animal that feeds on other animals; a carnivore

## Examples
- As a strict animalivore, the heron eats only fish and small prey.

## Synonyms
- carnivore
- predator
- meat-eater
- zoophage

## Antonyms
- herbivore
- plant-eater
- vegetarian

## Derived Forms
- animalivorous

## Related Forms
- carnivore
- insectivore

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: animal
- Root: vorare

## Etymology
A modern formation from Latin animal ('living being, animal') + -vore, from vorare ('to devour').

## AI Etymology
animalivore is a modern formation from Latin animal ('living being, animal') + -vore, from vorare ('to devour'). Morphologically, the word is transparent: -vore is attached to the older base named in the history, so the modern form packages an inherited or borrowed stem inside a later English derivative. In modern use, the noun sense is "an animal that feeds on other animals; a carnivore", which keeps the etymology connected to the word's present dictionary value rather than treating it as a merely historical label. The wider word family includes related English forms such as carnivore, insectivore and derivatives such as animalivorous, showing how the same base continues to support neighboring English vocabulary. The principal historical forms in the chain include Latin animal, Latin vorare, which anchor the explanation in named linguistic material.

## Topics
- Animals

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