[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

carnivorous \carniv"orous\, a. l. carnivorus; caro, carnis,
   flesh + varare to devour.
   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.
       1913 webster carnose

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

carnivorous
     adj 1: relating to or characteristic of carnivores; "the lion and
            other carnivorous animals"
     2: used of plants as well as animals feeding on animals;
        "carnivorous plants are capable of trapping and digesting
        small animals especially insects" ant: herbivorous, omnivorous,
         insectivorous
see also:
herbivorous omnivorous insectivorous 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

36 moby thesaurus words for "carnivorous":
   cannibal, cannibalistic, commensal, dietetic, dining, eating,
   feeding, flesh-eating, fruitarian, gastronomic, gluttonous,
   grain-eating, graminivorous, granivorous, grass-eating,
   herbivorous, insect-eating, insectivorous, lactovegetarian,
   man-eating, meat-eating, mensal, nourishing, nutritious,
   omnivorous, omophagous, pantophagous, phytivorous, phytophagous,
   plant-eating, postprandial, prandial, predacious, preprandial,
   vegetable-eating, vegetarian

[4] : THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993)

carnivorous, adj.  addicted to the cruelty of devouring the timorous
vegetarian, his heirs and assigns.

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