carnivorous
Eats only animals
Carnivorous describes organisms that eat meat.
Carnivorous animals—lions, wolves, sharks—hunt and consume other animals.
Carnivorous plants like Venus flytraps trap and digest insects to supplement nutrients from poor soil.
The word can describe eating habits more loosely: I'm feeling carnivorous tonight—let's get steak.
Eats plants and animals
- herbivorePlant-only consumer
- insectivoreOrganism eating bugs primarily
- frugivoreAnimal eating mainly fruit
- detritivoreEats dead organic material
scavenger · meat-eating · flesh-eating · predatory · filter-feeding · opportunistic · obligate · facultative
Stealthy, persistent pursuit
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
- preyAnimal being hunted
- pounceSudden attack leap
- pursuitAct of chasing something
chase · capture · kill · stealth · tracking · camouflage · trap · snare
Extremely eager to consume
- ravenousExtremely hungry, insatiable
- insatiableImpossible to satisfy
- hungryWanting to eat
- devouringEating greedily and quickly
feasting · gorging · gluttonous · wolfish · bloodthirsty · fierce · relentless · consuming
Maned African feline
- tigerLarge striped Asian feline
- wolfWild pack canine
- sharkCartilaginous marine predator
- eagleLarge predatory bird
crocodile · cheetah · leopard · hyena · falcon · hawk · owl · python
Insect-trapping marsh plant
- butterwortCarnivorous plant, sticky leaves
- bladderwortCarnivorous aquatic plant
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
- bogAcidic peat wetland
sticky · pitfall · nutrient-poor · adaptation · nectar · passive · active
omnivore
Eats plants and animals
- herbivorePlant-only consumer
- insectivoreOrganism eating bugs primarily
- frugivoreAnimal eating mainly fruit
detritivore · scavenger · meat-eating · flesh-eating · predatory · filter-feeding · opportunistic · obligate · facultative · apex
stalking
Stealthy, persistent pursuit
pursuit · chase · capture · kill · stealth · tracking · camouflage · trap · snare · quarry
voracious
Extremely eager to consume
- ravenousExtremely hungry, insatiable
- insatiableImpossible to satisfy
- hungryWanting to eat
devouring · feasting · gorging · gluttonous · wolfish · bloodthirsty · fierce · relentless · consuming · rapacious
lion
Maned African feline
eagle · crocodile · cheetah · leopard · hyena · falcon · hawk · owl · python · piranha
sundew
Insect-trapping marsh plant
- butterwortCarnivorous plant, sticky leaves
- bladderwortCarnivorous aquatic plant
- tropicalOf hot, humid regions
bog · sticky · pitfall · nutrient-poor · adaptation · nectar · passive · active
fangs
Sharp piercing teeth
jaws · teeth · incisors · canines · molars · venom · speed · agility · strength · echolocation
- biology termscell, DNA, genetics, genetic, evolution
- raptor traitshooked beak, sharp talons, keen eyesight, binocular vision, hunting instinct
- animal traitsfur, tail, claws, teeth, wings
- big catslion, leopard, lioness, cub, cougar
- creature traitsclaws, fangs, horns, scales, talons
- lifestylessimple living, city life, family life, minimalism, rural life
- carnivorous plantsVegetation feeding on animals
- carnivorous dietConsumption of animal flesh exclusively
- carnivorous mammalsFlesh-eating warm-blooded vertebrates