carnivore

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French carnivore, from Latin carnivorus. In the zoological sense, coined by William Whewell in 1840 as an adaptation of Cuvier's coinage, French carnivore. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɑː.nɪ.vɔː/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈkɑɹ.nɪ.voɹ/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈkaː.nɪ.voː/ === Noun === carnivore (plural carnivores) An organism that feeds chiefly on animals; an animal that feeds on meat as the main part of its diet. Synonyms: meateater, zoophage (zoology) A mammal belonging to the order Carnivora. Synonym: carnivoran (informal) A person who is not a vegetarian. Synonyms: meateater, meatarian, (often humorous) meatatarian, (now rare) kreophagist, nonvegetarian, (derogatory) bloodmouth (informal) A follower of the carnivore diet. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:) ==== Usage notes ==== Not all meat-eaters (e.g. meat-eating birds and fish) belong to Carnivora, and not all Carnivora are meat-eaters (e.g. giant panda). To avoid the confusion, a new term carnivoran has been introduced to mean "belonging to Carnivora". ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin carnivorus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaʁ.ni.vɔʁ/ === Adjective === carnivore (plural carnivores) carnivorous (predatory or flesh-eating) === Noun === carnivore m (plural carnivores) carnivore ==== See also ==== herbivore insectivore omnivore === Further reading === “carnivore”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /karˈni.vo.re/ Rhymes: -ivore Hyphenation: car‧nì‧vo‧re === Adjective === carnivore feminine plural of carnivoro === Noun === carnivore f plural of carnivora === Anagrams === converrai, incorreva == Latin == === Adjective === carnivore vocative masculine singular of carnivorus