Carnivorous

[kɑː'nɪv(ə)rəs] or [kɑrˈnɪvərəs]

解釋/意思:

(adj.) (used of plants as well as animals) feeding on animals; 'carnivorous plants are capable of trapping and digesting small animals especially insects' .

(adj.) relating to or characteristic of carnivores; 'the lion and other carnivorous animals' .

編輯:帕梅拉--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(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.

塞西莉亚校對

同義詞及近義詞：

a. Flesh-eating.

整理:莫顿