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carnivorous Definition


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carnivorous
adj
    1. Denoting an animal, especially a mammal, that feeds mainly on the flesh of other vertebrate animals.
      Thesaurus: meat-eating, flesh-eating, predatory, voracious.
    2. Denoting a plant which traps animals, usually insects and small invertebrates, and secretes enzymes which digest the prey.


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