Definition of Carnivorous

Carmelite

CARNIVOROUS adjective

	Addicted to the cruelty of devouring the timorous vegetarian, his heirs and assigns.

		definition from: *The Devil's Dictionary* by Ambrose Bierce, 1911

Cartesian

Regular definition:

CARNIVOROUS:
k?:?n?v?r?s adj. 1 (of an animal) feeding on flesh. 2 (of a plant) digesting trapped insects or other animal substances. 3 of or relating to the order Carnivora. øøcarnivorously adv. carnivorousness n. [L carnivorus f. caro carnis flesh + -VOROUS]

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