What is the meaning of carnivore?

noun

  • A terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal.
    • usage: "terrestrial carnivores have four or five clawed digits on each limb"
  • Any animal that feeds on flesh.
    • usage: "Tyrannosaurus Rex was a large carnivore"; "insectivorous plants are considered carnivores"
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