"flesh-eating animal," 1839, from French carnivore (16c.), from Latin carnivorus "flesh-eating" (see carnivorous).
terrestrial carnivores have four or five clawed digits on each limb
insectivorous plants are considered carnivores
Tyrannosaurus Rex was a large carnivore
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Carnivora
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