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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Carnivorous \Car*niv"o*rous\, a. [L. carnivorus; caro, carnis,
flesh + varare to devour.]
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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
carnivorous
adj 1: relating to or characteristic of carnivores; "the lion and
other carnivorous animals"
2: (used of plants as well as animals) feeding on animals;
"carnivorous plants are capable of trapping and digesting
small animals especially insects" [ant: {herbivorous}, {omnivorous},
{insectivorous}]
From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:
CARNIVOROUS, adj Addicted to the cruelty of devouring the timorous
vegetarian, his heirs and assigns.
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