carnivore
Flesh-consuming creature
A carnivore is an animal that eats meat—lions, wolves, sharks.
The term also applies to meat-eating plants like the Venus flytrap.
In casual use, carnivore describes a person who loves meat or eats it enthusiastically: I'm a carnivore—I need steak at least twice a week.
The opposite is herbivore.
Uppermost point or culmination
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
- stalkingStealthy, persistent pursuit
- pounceSudden attack leap
- preyAnimal being hunted
fangs · claws · stealth · pack · alpha · territory · dominance · tracker
Interconnected organisms and surroundings
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- faunaAnimal life collectively
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
endangered · species · savanna · tundra · rainforest · jungle · grassland · mammals
Thick beef slice
- ribeyeTender marbled steak cut
- brisketLower chest of cattle
- tenderloinPremium, exceptionally soft cut
- sirloinUpper hindquarter beef cut
venison · pork · beef · lamb · bacon · charcuterie · prosciutto · salami
Ancestral-foods diet
- ketogenicInducing fat-derived energy
- proteinFolded amino chain
- low-carbMinimal starch intake
- primalFirst in origin
raw · nose-to-tail · ancestral · elimination
Seeker of refuse
- frugivoreAnimal eating mainly fruit
- obligateCommit by necessity
- facultativeCapable but not obligated
- FelidaeTaxonomic cat family
apex
Uppermost point or culmination
prey · fangs · claws · stealth · pack · alpha · territory · dominance · tracker · nocturnal
ecosystem
Interconnected organisms and surroundings
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- faunaAnimal life collectively
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
conservation · endangered · species · savanna · tundra · rainforest · jungle · grassland · mammals · reptiles
steak
Thick beef slice
- ribeyeTender marbled steak cut
- brisketLower chest of cattle
- tenderloinPremium, exceptionally soft cut
sirloin · venison · pork · beef · lamb · bacon · charcuterie · prosciutto · salami · jerky
paleo
Ancestral-foods diet
primal · raw · nose-to-tail · ancestral · elimination
scavenger
Seeker of refuse
- frugivoreAnimal eating mainly fruit
- obligateCommit by necessity
- facultativeCapable but not obligated
- zoologymammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds, insects
- meat eaterspredator, meat eater, meat-eaters, hunter, hunters
- eatersbig eater, picky eater, clean eater, binge eater, competitive eater
- ecological rolesproducer, consumer, decomposer, predator, prey
- feeding behaviorsfilter feeding, grazing, browsing, foraging, scavenging
- biologycells, DNA, cell, biology, gene
carnivoreherbivore
Plant-only consumer
vegetarian · plant-eater · vegan · frugivore · browser
- carnivorous plantsVegetation feeding on animals
- obligate carnivoreAnimal requiring only flesh
- carnivore dietDiet of animal products only
- carnivorous dietConsumption of animal flesh exclusively
- carnivorous mammalsFlesh-eating warm-blooded vertebrates