Flesh-eating; subsisting on animals as food. SYN: zoophagous.
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car·niv·o·rous kär-'niv-(ə-)rəs adj
1) subsisting or feeding on animal tissues
2) of or relating to the carnivores
car·niv·o·rous·ly adv
car·niv·o·rous·ness n
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car·niv·o·rous (kahr-nivґə-rəs) eating or subsisting on flesh.Medical dictionary. 2011.