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What does carnivorous mean?

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Adjective
  1. Of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora.
  2. Predatory or flesh eating.
  3. (botany) Insectivorous: capable of trapping insects and absorbing nutrient from them.
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If a pack of carnivorous mammals were to chase a lone prey animal into the tar pits, both predators and prey would become trapped.
I hope to have photos and an entry about my new carnivorous flora soon, as they are wicked cool.
Theropoda is the second saurischian group, consisting of the carnivorous dinosaurs.
Massive carnivorous dinosaurs known as spinosaurs had snouts and jaws similar to modern fish-eating crocodiles.
The curvy, apple-cheeked siren is more than happy to let a new generation of carnivorous Chinese reporters get their nibbles.
The caterpillar is taken inside the ant nest where it promptly turns carnivorous and starts devouring its hosts' eggs and young.

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