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Carnivorous Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ous

Carnivorous has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

relating to or characteristic of carnivores

"the lion and other carnivorous animals"

2

(used of plants as well as animals) feeding on animals

"carnivorous plants are capable of trapping and digesting small animals especially insects"

3

Of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora.

Related Terms
Antonyms
herbivorous omnivorous insectivorous
Rhyming Words
ous lous pous vous sous yous nous tous eous uous ious bous hous pious anous thous chous aneous mucous famous
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