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# carnivorous

adjective (carnivorous); noun (a carnivore, carnivores)

«carnivorous» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A carnivorous animal eats meat, mostly other animals: lions, sharks and eagles are carnivorous. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carnivorous/#m1)
2. A carnivorous plant catches and digests insects or small animals, like the Venus flytrap or sundew. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carnivorous/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science lessons on food chains and classification, animals are herbivores (plants only), carnivores (meat only) or omnivores (both); carnivores are often predators with sharp teeth or talons. Carnivorous plants grow in poor, boggy soil and get extra nutrients from insects. Phrases: «carnivorous animal», «carnivorous plant», «carnivore, herbivore, omnivore».

### Examples

- Sharks are carnivorous. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carnivorous/#x1)
- A Venus flytrap is a carnivorous plant. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carnivorous/#x2)
- Carnivorous dinosaurs like T. rex had sharp teeth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carnivorous/#x3)
- Tigers are carnivores, but bears are omnivores. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carnivorous/#x4)
- The sundew is carnivorous: it traps flies on sticky hairs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carnivorous/#x5)
- Cats are carnivorous, so they need meat in their food. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carnivorous/#x6)

### Note

Noun: «carnivore». Say it "car-NIV-or-us". Related: herbivorous, omnivorous, insectivorous. Myth: carnivorous plants do not eat people — they catch small insects. Some scavengers are carnivorous without hunting.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «carnivorous» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carnivorous/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«carnivorous» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/carnivorous.html) on Mova free.