carnivorous C2 Topic:Animals US /kɑɹˈnɪv.ə.ɹəs/ UK /kɑːˈnɪv.ə.ɹəs/ See IPA manual Freq #30363 Meanings 1 adj relating to or characteristic of carnivores The lion and other carnivorous animals. 2 adj (used of plants as well as animals) feeding on animals Carnivorous plants are capable of trapping and digesting small animals especially insects. Thesaurus Synonyms sarcophagicsarcophagousanimalivorous Word family Derived forms anticarnivorouscarnivorouslycarnivorousnesshypercarnivoroushypocarnivorousmacrocarnivorousmesocarnivorousnoncarnivorousprotocarnivorousuncarnivorous Related forms animalivorouscarnivore Common collocations carnivorous plant Adjective + noun Etymology From Latin carnivorus (“flesh-eating”). *(s)ker- Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Animals Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # carnivorous **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /kɑɹˈnɪv.ə.ɹəs/ **IPA (UK):** /kɑːˈnɪv.ə.ɹəs/ **Frequency rank:** 30363 ## Meanings 1. relating to or characteristic of carnivores 2. (used of plants as well as animals) feeding on animals ## Examples - The lion and other carnivorous animals. - Carnivorous plants are capable of trapping and digesting small animals especially insects. ## Synonyms - sarcophagic - sarcophagous - animalivorous ## Derived Forms - anticarnivorous - carnivorously - carnivorousness - hypercarnivorous - hypocarnivorous - macrocarnivorous - mesocarnivorous - noncarnivorous - protocarnivorous - uncarnivorous ## Related Forms - animalivorous - carnivore ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *(s)ker- - Root: *gʷerh₃- ## Etymology From Latin carnivorus (“flesh-eating”). ## Topics - Animals - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown