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Word: Carnivorous
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late 16th century: from Latin carnivorus, from caro, carn- ‘flesh’ + -vorus (see -vorous)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kɑːˈnɪv(ə)rəs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of an animal) feeding on other animals.
Short Definition:(of animal) feeding on other animals
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