Carnivorous /(kär*nĭv"ō̇*rŭs)/
Car·niv·o·rous
Carnivorous
a.
- Eating or feeding on flesh. The term is applied: (a) to animals which naturally seek flesh for food, as the tiger, dog, etc.; (b) to plants which are supposed to absorb animal food; (c) to substances which destroy animal tissue, as caustics.