Carnivorous
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Eating or feeding on flesh. The term is applied: (a) to animalswhich naturally seek flesh for food, as the tiger, dog, etc.; (b) toplants which are supposed to absorb animal food; (c) to substanceswhich destroy animal tissue, as caustics.
Carnivorous meaning & definition 1 of Carnivorous.
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meat-eater,flesh eating animal
[carnivore]Carnivorous meaning & definition 2 of Carnivorous.
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relating to a person, animal, or other living thing that eats meat:
Carnivorous meaning & definition 3 of Carnivorous.
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(of an animal) feeding on other animals.
Carnivorous meaning & definition 4 of Carnivorous.