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The answer CARNIVOROUS has 5 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of carnivorous in various dictionaries:
adj - relating to or characteristic of carnivores
adj - (used of plants as well as animals) feeding on animals
Of or relating to carnivores.
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Possible Crossword Clues |
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Meat-eating |
Flesh-eating |
Last Seen in these Crosswords & Puzzles |
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Feb 21 2017 The Guardian - Quick crossword |
Apr 7 2015 The Times - Concise |
May 26 2012 The Times - Concise |
Aug 28 2010 The Times - Concise |
Feb 3 2007 The Guardian - Quick crossword |
Possible Jeopardy Clues |
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Lions & tigers & bears, oh, my, are all this type of mammal--they eat meat |
Downing a plate of brisket & ribs, he lived up to his adjectival name, from the Latin for "flesh eating" |
A Venus's Flytrap is considered:(A) aluminous(B) bigamous(C) carnivorous(D) decamerous |
Possible Dictionary Clues |
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(of an animal) feeding on other animals. |
relating to or characteristic of carnivores |
(used of plants as well as animals) feeding on animals |
Of or relating to carnivores. |
Flesh-eating or predatory: a carnivorous bird. |
Characterized by destructive or predatory behavior or instincts: "a city becoming increasingly carnivorous as it becomes decreasingly serious about governance ( George F. Will). |
Botany Capable of trapping insects or other small organisms and absorbing nutrients from them insectivorous. |
Carnivorous might refer to |
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A carnivore , meaning "meat eater" (Latin, caro, genitive carnis, meaning "meat" or "flesh" and vorare meaning "to devour"), is an organism that derives its energy and nutrient requirements from a diet consisting mainly or exclusively of animal tissue, whether through predation or scavenging. Animals that depend solely on animal flesh for their nutrient requirements are called obligate carnivores while those that also consume non-animal food are called facultative carnivores. Omnivores also consume both animal and non-animal food, and, apart from the more general definition, there is no clearly defined ratio of plant to animal material that would distinguish a facultative carnivore from an omnivore. A carnivore that sits at the top of the food chain is termed an apex predator. * The word "carnivore" also may refer to the mammalian order Carnivora, but this is somewhat misleading. While many Carnivora meet the definition of being meat eaters, not all do, and even fewer are true obligate c |