All 3 Uses of
carnivorous
in
Oryx and Crake
- Watering holes attract carnivores.†
p. 42.9carnivores = animals that eat only meat
- This one has no fear of him, though it fills him with carnivorous desires: he longs to whack it with a rock, tear it apart with his bare hands, then cram it into his mouth, fur and all.†
p. 96.1carnivorous = meat-eating
- Bernice let him know how much she disapproved of his carnivorous ways by kidnapping his leather sandals and incinerating them on the lawn.†
p. 189.1 *
Definition:
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).