- 1. a. Eating or feeding on flesh. The term is applied: (a) to animals which naturally seek flesh for food, as the tiger, dog, etc.; (b) to plants which are supposed to absorb animal food; (c) to substances which destroy animal tissue, as caustics. Source: opted
- 2. adj. relating to or characteristic of carnivores Source: wordnet
- 3. adj. (used of plants as well as animals) feeding on animals Source: wordnet
- 4. Eating or feeding on flesh. The term is applied: (a) to animals which naturally seek flesh for food, as the tiger, dog, etc.; (b) to plants which are supposed to absorb animal food; (c) to substances which destroy animal tissue, as caustics. Source: webster
- 5. 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. Source: adambom
- 6. j:100 a. relating to or characteristic of carnivores a. (used of plants as well as animals) feeding on animals Source: ecdict
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