car·ni·vore
noun/ˈkɑːnɪvɔː(r)/
/ˈkɑːrnɪvɔːr/
- any animal that eats meat
compare herbivore, insectivore, omnivoreTopics Animalsc2食肉动物 Word Originmid 19th cent.: from French, from Latin carnivorus, from caro, carn- ‘flesh’ + -vorus (from vorare ‘devour’).