Both Uses
carnivorous
in
Airborn, by Oppel
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- The dangerous, carnivorous man-eating Mr. Cruse!†
Chpt 9. *carnivorous = meat-eating
- Now we had a ravenous carnivore to worry about on top of everything else.†
Chpt 19.carnivore = an animal that eats only meat
Definitions:
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(1)
(carnivorous) of an animal that primarily eats meatCarnivorous animals (carnivores) are often contrasted to herbivores (plant-eating animals) and omnivores (animals that eat both meat and plants).
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)