carno-, carn-, carne-, carni-

(Latin: flesh, meat)

Carnivora
A diverse order of terrestrial and aquatic carnivorous mammals consisting of ten families grouped into suborders.
  1. Caniformia including Canidae (dogs, foxes)
  2. Ursidae (bears)
  3. Otariidae (sealions)
  4. Ailuropodidae (giant panda)
  5. Procyonidae (racoons)
  6. Mustelidae (weasels, otters)
  7. Phocidae (hair seals)
  8. Feliformia including Felidae (cats)
  9. Viverridae (civets)
  10. Hyaenidae (hyaenas)
carnivoracity
Having a greediness of appetite for flesh (meat).
carnivore, carnivorism, carnivory
1. Flesh-eating.
2. Any animal belonging to the order Carnivora, which includes predominantly flesh-eating mammals; such as, dogs, cats, bears, and weasels.
3. Any flesh-eating predatory organism; such as, a bird of prey or insectivorous plants: Venus-flytrap, pitcher plant, sundew, and butterwort; among others.

Pointing to a page about carnivorous plalnts A special article about carnivorous plants.

carnivorous
Any of various predatory, flesh-eating mammals of the order Carnivora, including dogs, cats, bears, weasels, hyenas, and raccoons; as well as, insectivorous plants.

Carnivorous wolves anticipating their next meat meal

Carnivorous wolves discussing next selection.
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I'm ready for prime stuff; not just the weak, sickly, or the lame.

True carnivores are not the same as omnivores

True carnivores are animals that subsist on a diet consisting of meat. They may consume other products presented to them, especially animal products like cheese and bone marrow, or sweet sugary substances like honey and syrup; however, as these products are not essential to their existence, they do not need to consume them on a regular basis.

It's also said that true carnivores lack the physiology required for the efficient digestion of vegetable matter, and in fact some carnivorous mammals eat vegetation specifically as an emetic (vomiting) or forceful expulsion of the contents of the stomach.

carnivorously, carnivorousness
A reference to any flesh-eating predatory organism; including, animals and other flesh eating creature.
carnophobia
An excessive fear of, or aversion to, a meat diet or the mere sight of raw or cooked meat.
carnophobic
Carnosaurs
A “flesh lizard” including all of the larger theropods.

As time passed, larger kinds of carnosaur seemed to have replaced the earlier types.

Carnosaurus
A “flesh (or meat-eating) lizard”, Early Cretaceous southern Argentina, included all the larger theropods. As time passed, larger kinds of carnosaur seemed to have replaced the earlier types.
carnose
Having the consistency of or resembling flesh.
carnosity
An excrescence [any abnormal growth from the surface of a body part] resembling flesh; a fleshy growth.
carrion
charnel
chili con carne
concarnivore
Anyone who only eats food that contains meat.

Related "meat, flesh" word units: creo-, kreo-; sarco-.

Cross references of word families that are related directly, or indirectly, to: "food, nutrition, nourishment": alimento-; broma-; cibo-; esculent-; sitio-; tropho-; Eating Crawling Snacks; Eating: Carnivorous-Plant "Pets"; Eating: Folivory or Leaf Eaters; Eating: Omnivorous.


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