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Carnivore

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noun, plural: carnivores

An animal or plant (particularly insect- and invertebrate-eating plants) that requires a staple diet consisting mainly or exclusively of animal tissue through predation or scavenging.


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Examples of carnivores are lions, which consume up to seven kilograms of meat per day. In plants, the Venus flytrap is a well known carnivorous plant.


Word origin: Latin carne (flesh) and vorare (to devour).

Related forms: carnivorous (adjective)

See also: insectivore, piscivore

Related term: hypercarnivore, mesocarnivore, hypocarnivore


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