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| army ant |
any of various carnivorous, mostly tropical ants that travel about in great numbers. |
| badger |
any of several carnivorous, short-legged mammals that burrow in the ground. [1/3 definitions] |
| bowfin |
a primitive, carnivorous freshwater fish found in eastern North America that has a rounded tail and a long fin on its back. |
| butcherbird |
any of several carnivorous birds such as the shrikes that impale their prey on thorns. |
| cat1 |
a small carnivorous furry mammal, usu. kept as a pet or to catch mice and rats. [1/4 definitions] |
| dobsonfly |
a large insect with four membranous, veiny wings, whose carnivorous larvae live in water. (See hellgrammite.) |
| fang |
a long pointed tooth, such as the canine tooth of carnivorous animals or the hollow, grooved tooth by which a venomous snake injects its poison. [1/3 definitions] |
| genet |
any of several carnivorous mammals related to the civet, with yellowish or grayish fur, dark spots, and a long ringed tail. [1/2 definitions] |
| giant panda |
a large, bearlike, carnivorous animal with black-and-white fur and black rings around the eyes, native to China and Tibet. |
| hyena |
any of several carnivorous, mostly nocturnal, doglike mammals of Africa and Asia that have strong jaws and fairly small hindquarters. |
| ichneumon |
a carnivorous mongoose, native to Egypt, that resembles a weasel. [1/2 definitions] |
| Komodo Dragon |
a carnivorous lizard of the monitor family found in Indonesia and, growing up to ten feet long, the largest species of lizard in the world. |
| leech |
any of various primarily aquatic bloodsucking or carnivorous worms, one species of which was formerly used medicinally to bleed patients. [1/4 definitions] |
| lion |
a large carnivorous member of the cat family, native to Africa and parts of Asia, that has a short tan coat and, in the male, a heavy mane. [1/3 definitions] |
| loggerhead |
any of various very large sea turtles with large beaked heads, esp. a carnivorous sea turtle of the southern and western Atlantic. [1/2 definitions] |
| lytta |
a wormlike band of cartilage on the underside of the tongue of dogs and certain other carnivorous mammals. |
| marten |
any of several carnivorous weasel-like mammals of northern forests that hunt mostly in trees and have dark glossy fur. [1/2 definitions] |
| maw |
the mouth, throat, gullet, or stomach of an animal, esp. a carnivorous animal. [1/2 definitions] |
| meat-eating |
having meat, the flesh of animals, as part of one's diet, or eating primarily meat; carnivorous. |
| megalosaur |
any of a genus of huge carnivorous dinosaurs. |
| mink |
any of several small, carnivorous North American mammals that are related to the weasel, that have short legs, partly webbed feet, and a pointed snout, and that live near water. [1/3 definitions] |
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