Carnivore

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Carnivore \Car`ni*vore\, n. [Cf. F. carnivore.] (Zool.)
     One of the {Carnivora}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  carnivore
       n 1: terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal; terrestrial
            carnivores have four or five clawed digits on each limb
       2: any animal that feeds on flesh; "Tyrannosaurus Rex was a
          large carnivore"; "insectivorous plants are considered
          carnivores"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  67 Moby Thesaurus words for "carnivore":
     Brillat-Savarin, Chiroptera, Lagomorpha, Lucullus, Primates,
     Rodentia, amphibian, aquatic, biped, board-and-roomer, boarder,
     bon vivant, canine, cannibal, connoisseur of food, consumer,
     cosmopolite, diner, diner-out, eater, eater-out, epicure, feeder,
     feline, flesh-eater, fruitarian, gastronome, glutton, gnawer,
     gourmand, gourmet, grain-eater, graminivore, granivore, herbivore,
     high liver, hungry mouth, insectivore, invertebrate,
     lactovegetarian, luncher, mammal, mammalian, man-eater, marsupial,
     marsupialian, meat-eater, mouth, omnivore, omophagist,
     pantophagist, phytophage, picnicker, plant-eater, predacean,
     primate, quadruped, reptile, rodent, ruminant, scavenger,
     trencherman, ungulate, varmint, vegetarian, vermin, vertebrate