carnivore

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

Related topics: Animals, Biology

car·ni·vore /ˈkɑːnəvɔː $ ˈkɑːrnəvɔːr/ noun [countable]  1. HBAan animal that eats flesh 食肉动物 → herbivore, omnivore2. EAT humorous someone who eats meat 食肉动物〔指食荤的人〕 → vegetarian —carnivorous /kɑːˈnɪvərəs $ kɑːr-/ adjective

Examples from the Corpus

carnivore• Their actual digestive system is that of a carnivore and so bamboo is an unlikely foodstuff to choose.• A first distinction is between herbivores and carnivores.• With certain carnivores, only the dominant male copulates with the females.• This huge flightless bird has regularly appeared in illustrated fossil books as a giant carnivore.• Stillman was a strict carnivore, allowing his patients to eat only lean meat, poultry, eggs, and low-fat cheeses.• For the carnivore, however, the football menu is more than adequate to quell your hunger.• It was like the scent of the carnivore in a zoo.• Their stooping posture was of a person melting down, slumping into the stance of a vicious carnivore.Origin carnivore (1800-1900) Latin carnivorus “flesh-eating”, from caro ( → CARNAL) + -vorus “eating”

car·ni·vore nounChineseSyllable  

Corpus animal an flesh that eats

carnivore
car‧ni‧vore /ˈkɑːnəvɔː, ˈkɑːnɪvɔː $ ˈkɑːrnəvɔːr/ noun [countable]1. an animal that eats flesh ⇨ herbivore, omnivore
2. humorous someone who eats meat ⇨ vegetarian
—carnivorous /kɑːˈnɪvərəs $ kɑːr-/ adjective

car·ni·voreBrE /ˈkɑːnɪvɔː(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkɑːrnɪvɔːr/ 🔊 nounany animal that eats meat 食肉动物  ➡  compare herbivore, insectivore, omnivore ▸ car·ni·vor·ous BrE /kɑːˈnɪvərəs/ 🔊NAmE /kɑːrˈnɪvərəs/ 🔊 adjective◆a carnivorous diet多肉的饮食  ➡  compare omnivorous