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Meanings of
carnivorous
in inglês
português
carnívoro
catalão
carnívor
Back to the meaning
(Used of plants as well as animals) feeding on animals.
omnivorous
herbivorous
insectivorous
Related terms
meat-eating
predaceous
predacious
piscivorous
flesh-eating
zoophagous
português
carnívoro
Placental.
placental
eutherian
placental mammal
Related terms
eutherian mammal
Antonyms
Examples for "
omnivorous
"
omnivorous
herbivorous
insectivorous
Examples for "
omnivorous
"
1
Of English Literature and especially of poetry he was an
omnivorous
reader.
2
And tucking up this brass
omnivorous
hoofed mammal, reminder of swine everywhere.
3
Monkeys are
omnivorous
,
never having been persuaded by the arguments of vegetarians.
4
I am an
omnivorous
reader with a strangely retentive memory for trifles.
5
I was still
omnivorous
,
at least -female mosquitoes don't eat plants.
1
The only flesh they eat is that of
herbivorous
animals and birds.
2
The odors of blood, meat, and fat are repugnant to
herbivorous
animals.
3
Nothing is more remarkable than the result of habits in the
herbivorous
mammals.
4
The world had far more medium-sized
herbivorous
mammals than I'd imagined.
5
They were evidently
herbivorous
and some of them of gigantic size.
1
Under ideal weather conditions, reclaimed wetlands can support healthy populations of
aerially
-
insectivorous
birds.
2
Bats are mostly
insectivorous
;
a few are fruit-eaters, such as our common flying-fox.
3
We began this series by
insectivorous
birds, and we had ended with them.
4
I have been working for some time on a special subject, namely
insectivorous
plants.
5
They include carnivorous, herbivorous, and
insectivorous
families, and their head-quarters appear to be Australia.
Usage of
carnivorous
in inglês
1
Some time after two million years ago, ape-men had become more
carnivorous
.
2
Ireland has several native species of
carnivorous
plants, growing in bog habitats.
3
The nutritive process is seen in its simplest form in
carnivorous
animals.
4
Other
carnivorous
larvæ-atleast in the series of the Hymenoptera-must share it.
5
We watched as Polyphemus visited his
carnivorous
flock on the far side.
6
For example, on Old Terra there were enormous
carnivorous
fish called sharks.
7
They are not
carnivorous
,
and subsist altogether on particular flowers and grass.
8
I was no less
carnivorous
,
but my faith had been seriously damaged.
9
Among the
carnivorous
insects the matter may develop to a tragic termination.
10
Of the
carnivorous
animals there were wolves and cats of large size.
11
Stronger grew the odor that invariably marks the den of
carnivorous
animals.
12
This deluxe set has seeds from over ten varieties of
carnivorous
plants!
13
So it is a
carnivorous
dinosaur, a member of the Theropod group.
14
The
carnivorous
beetles at Caripí were, like those of Pará, chiefly arboreal.
15
Barbie™ burgers and the like are part of an increasingly
carnivorous
diet.
16
Tell her that though man is partially graminivorous, he is principally
carnivorous
.
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carnivorous
Adjective
Frequent collocations
carnivorous animals
carnivorous plants
carnivorous creatures
carnivorous dinosaurs
carnivorous beast
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Translations for
carnivorous
português
carnívoro
catalão
carnívor
Carnivorous
through the time
Carnivorous
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common