carnivorous
/kɑːˈnɪvərəs/adjective
1- (of an animal) feeding on other animals（动物）食肉的。
1.1
- (of a plant) able to trap and digest small animals, especially insects（植物）食肉的, （尤指）食虫的。
派生词
carnivorously
adverbcarnivorousness
noun词源
late 16th cent.: from Latin carnivorus, from caro, carn- 'flesh' + -vorus （see -VOROUS）.