carnivorous

adjective

1. relating to or characteristic of carnivores

   adj.pert

   Examples

   The lion and other carnivorous animals.

   Source: WordNet 3.0

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

   adj.all

   Examples

   Carnivorous plants are capable of trapping and digesting small animals especially insects.

   Antonyms insectivorous

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. Eating or feeding on flesh. The term is applied: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> to animals which naturally seek flesh for food, as the tiger, dog, etc.; <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> to plants which are supposed to absorb animal food; <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> to substances which destroy animal tissue, as caustics.

   adjective

   Source: webster1913