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adj
Capable of trapping and killing insects or other animals but lacking the ability to digest or absorb nutrients from its prey.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: paracarnivorous, subcarnivorous
Antonyms: none provided
History
From proto- + carnivorous.
