Heterotrophic organism that consumes living animals or the parts of living animals Also see herbivore, omnivore, secondary consumers, and tertiary consumers
An animal whose diet consists mainly or entirely of meat Carnivores are usually predators and hunt other animals They are well-adapted for hunting and have strong jaws and teeth Some carnivores will eat plant material as well as meat
terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal; terrestrial carnivores have four or five clawed digits on each limb
If you describe someone as a carnivore, you are saying, especially in a humorous way, that they eat meat. This is a vegetarian dish that carnivores love. = meat-eater vegetarian. Any meat-eating animal, but especially any member of the order Carnivora, consisting of 12 families of primarily predatory mammals: Canidae (e.g., dogs), Ursidae (bears), Procyonidae (raccoons), Mustelidae (weasels), Mephitidae (skunks), Viverridae (civets), Herpestidae (mongooses), Hyaenidae (hyenas), Felidae (cats), Otariidae and Phocidae (seals), and Odobenidae (the walrus). Though most carnivores eat only meat, some rely heavily on vegetation (e.g., the panda). Most have a complex tooth structure and a lower jaw that can move only vertically but can exert great power. The earliest carnivores, which probably evolved from an insectivorous ancestor, appeared during the Paleocene Epoch (about 65-55 million years ago). Carnivores are highly intelligent
Literally, an organism that eats meat Most carnivores are animals, but a few fungi, plants, and protists are as well