carnivorous

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• Received-Pronunciation: /kɑːˈnɪv.ə.ɹəs/
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• Canada, General-American: /kɑɹˈnɪv.ə.ɹəs/
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• Australian: /kaːˈnɪv.ə.ɹəs/
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From Latin carnivorus (“flesh-eating”).

82 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: لَاحِم (lāḥim) — of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora
• Armenian: գիշատիչ (gišatičʻ) — of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora
• Asturian: carnívoru — of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora
• Catalan: carnívor — of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora
• Czech: masožravý — of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora
• Esperanto: karnovora — of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora
• Finnish: peto- — of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora
• Finnish: petoeläin- — of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora
• French: carnivore — of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora
• Galician: carnívoro — of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora
• Hindi: मांसाहारी (mānsāhārī) — of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora
• Hindi: माँसाहारी (mā̃sāhārī) — of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora
• Irish: feoiliteach — of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora
• Norwegian Nynorsk: kjøtæt — of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora
• Polish: mięsożerny — of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora
• Portuguese: carnívoro — of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora
• Romanian: carnivor — of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora
• Russian: хи́щный (xíščnyj) — of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora
• Scottish Gaelic: feòil-itheach — of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora
• Slovak: mäsožravý — of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora
• Arabic: لَاحِم (lāḥim) — predatory or flesh-eating
• Armenian: մսակեր (msaker) — predatory or flesh-eating
• Armenian: գիշատիչ (gišatičʻ) — predatory or flesh-eating
• Armenian: գիշակեր (gišaker) — predatory or flesh-eating
• Asturian: carnívoru — predatory or flesh-eating
• Catalan: carnívor — predatory or flesh-eating
• Chinese Mandarin: 食肉的 (shíròu de) — predatory or flesh-eating
• Czech: masožravý — predatory or flesh-eating
• Dutch: carnivoor — predatory or flesh-eating
• Dutch: vleesetend — predatory or flesh-eating
• Esperanto: karnovora — predatory or flesh-eating
• Faroese: kjøtetandi — predatory or flesh-eating
• Finnish: peto- — predatory or flesh-eating
• Finnish: lihansyöjä- — predatory or flesh-eating
• Finnish: lihaa syövä — predatory or flesh-eating
• French: carnivore — predatory or flesh-eating
• French: carnassier — predatory or flesh-eating
• Galician: carnívoro — predatory or flesh-eating
• Georgian: ხორცისმჭამელი (xorcismč̣ameli) — predatory or flesh-eating
• Georgian: ხორციჭამია (xorcič̣amia) — predatory or flesh-eating
• German: fleischfressend — predatory or flesh-eating
• Greek: σαρκοβόρος (sarkovóros) — predatory or flesh-eating
• Ancient Greek: σαρκοφάγος (sarkophágos) — predatory or flesh-eating
• Ancient Greek: κρεοφάγος (kreophágos) — predatory or flesh-eating
• Ancient Greek: ζῳόφαγος (zōióphagos) — predatory or flesh-eating
• Hindi: मांसाहारी (mānsāhārī) — predatory or flesh-eating
• Hindi: माँसाहारी (mā̃sāhārī) — predatory or flesh-eating
• Hungarian: húsevő — predatory or flesh-eating
• Hungarian: karnivor — predatory or flesh-eating
• Ingrian: hiisnoi — predatory or flesh-eating
• Irish: feoiliteach — predatory or flesh-eating
• Japanese: 肉食の — predatory or flesh-eating
• Kazakh: ет қоректі (et qorektı) — predatory or flesh-eating
• Korean: 육식의 (yuksig-ui) — predatory or flesh-eating
• Latin: carnivorus — predatory or flesh-eating
• Malay: maging — predatory or flesh-eating
• Norwegian Nynorsk: kjøtæt — predatory or flesh-eating
• Plautdietsch: fleeschfrätent — predatory or flesh-eating
• Polish: mięsożerny — predatory or flesh-eating
• Polish: drapieżny — predatory or flesh-eating
• Portuguese: carnívoro — predatory or flesh-eating
• Russian: плотоя́дный (plotojádnyj) — predatory or flesh-eating
• Scottish Gaelic: feòil-itheach — predatory or flesh-eating
• Slovak: mäsožravý — predatory or flesh-eating
• Spanish: carnívoro — predatory or flesh-eating
• Swedish: köttätande — predatory or flesh-eating
• Tagalog: lamankainin — predatory or flesh-eating
• Telugu: మాంసాహార (māṁsāhāra) — predatory or flesh-eating
• Ukrainian: м'ясоїдний (mʺjasojidnyj) — predatory or flesh-eating
• Welsh: cigysol — predatory or flesh-eating
• Armenian: միջատակեր (miǰataker) — botany: insectivorous
• Asturian: carnívoru — botany: insectivorous
• Finnish: lihansyöjä- — botany: insectivorous
• French: carnivore — botany: insectivorous
• Georgian: მწერისმჭამელი (mc̣erismč̣ameli) — botany: insectivorous
• Georgian: მწერიჭამია (mc̣erič̣amia) — botany: insectivorous
• Hindi: कीटभक्षी (kīṭbhakṣī) — botany: insectivorous
• Kazakh: жәндікқоректі (jändıkqorektı) — botany: insectivorous
• Polish: owadożerny — botany: insectivorous
• Portuguese: carnívoro — botany: insectivorous
• Russian: насекомоя́дный (nasekomojádnyj) — botany: insectivorous
• Scottish Gaelic: feòil-itheach — botany: insectivorous