Carnivore - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Carnivore :  (noun)
1: terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal; terrestrial carnivores have four or five clawed digits on each limb
2: any animal that feeds on flesh; "Tyrannosaurus Rex was a large carnivore"; "insectivorous plants are considered carnivores"

Based on WordNet 2.0

Carnivore : \Car`ni*vore\, n. [Cf. F. carnivore.] (Zo["o]l.) One of the Carnivora.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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