All 4 Uses

carnivorous
in
The Island of Dr. Moreau
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"Some carnivore of yours has remembered its old habits," I said after a pause.†
Chpt 16

carnivore = an animal that eats only meat
"Of course," said Montgomery; "it's just the way with carnivores.†
Chpt 16

carnivores = animals that eat only meat
In another moment he had beaten off the Hyena-swine with the handle of his whip, and he and Montgomery were keeping away the excited carnivorous Beast People, and particularly M'ling, from the still quivering body.†
Chpt 16 *

carnivorous = meat-eating
There could now be scarcely a score left of the dangerous carnivores; the braver of these were already dead.†
Chpt 21

carnivores = animals that eat only meat

Definitions:

(1) (carnivorous)
of an animal that primarily eats meat

Carnivorous 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)