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Carnivore Definition in Context with Images

Published on July 10th, 2022 | Last updated on July 10th, 2022 by | Category: English Vocabulary in Context | No Comments on Carnivore Definition in Context with Images | 104 Views | Reading Time: 1 minute

Carnivore definition in real context with images and illustrations about eating. Learn the word, carnivore, with its parts of speech and related vocabulary like omnivore, herbivore, etc. in real context and practice reading comprehension.

/ˈkɑː.nɪ.vɔːʳ/ (noun)

Carnivore definition

(in zoology) an animal or even a person that feeds on the meat or flesh of other animals, flesh eater, predator

Example

A carnivorous plant, sometimes called insectivorous plant, is any plant especially adapted for capturing and digesting insects and other animals by means of ingenious pitfalls and traps. Carnivory in plants has evolved independently about six times across several families and orders. The more than 600 known species of carnivorous plants constitute a very diverse group, in some cases having little more in common than their carnivorous habit.

Source of example: https://www.britannica.com/

Antonyms

herbivore

Related vocabulary

omnivore 

Parts of speech

Adjective: carnivorous

Noun: carnivory

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