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Carnivorous
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
Eating or feeding on flesh. The term is applied: (a) to animals which naturally seek flesh for food, as the tiger, dog, etc.; (b) to plants which are supposed to absorb animal food; (c) to substances which destroy animal tissue, as caustics.