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car·ni·vore
 carnivore
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| definition 1: |
a flesh-eating animal, esp. a meat-eating mammal. (Cf. herbivore.)
Cats are carnivores, but they like to nibble on certain plants as well.
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| definition 2: |
a plant that eats insects.
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| derivation: |
carnivoral (adj.) |
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