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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Carnivorous \Car*niv"o*rous\, a. [L. carnivorus; caro, carnis, flesh + varare to devour.] Eating or feeding on flesh. The term is applied: a to animals which naturally seek flesh for food, as the tiger, dog, etc.; b to plants which are supposed to absorb animal food; c to substances which destroy animal tissue, as caustics. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: carnivorous adj 1: relating to or characteristic of carnivores; "the lion and other carnivorous animals" 2: (used of plants as well as animals) feeding on animals; "carnivorous plants are capable of trapping and digesting small animals especially insects" [ant: {herbivorous}, {omnivorous}, {insectivorous}] From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]: CARNIVOROUS, adj Addicted to the cruelty of devouring the timorous vegetarian, his heirs and assigns.
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