carnivory
Predatory dietary habit
Carnivory is the practice of eating meat, especially as a primary diet.
The term applies both to animals whose biology requires flesh and to humans who choose meat-heavy diets: Lions depend on carnivory for survival.
In dietary discourse, carnivory sometimes describes an all-meat approach to eating, rejecting plant foods entirely.
Consuming animal flesh
- butcherOne who sells cuts
- steakThick beef slice
- barbecueSlow-cook over coals
- roastDry-heat cooking method
grilling · beef · pork · lamb · venison · poultry · charcuterie · jerky
Pursuing wild game
- stalkingStealthy, persistent pursuit
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
- pounceSudden attack leap
- killCause death
prey · fangs · claws · venom · stealth · camouflage · pursuit · chase
Diet exceeds seventy percent flesh
- food chainEcological feeding hierarchy
- preyAnimal being hunted
- meat-eaterOne who consumes flesh
- carrionPutrefying animal remains
Insect-trapping marsh plant
- pitcher plantInsect-drowning botanical trap
- butterwortCarnivorous plant, sticky leaves
- bladderwortCarnivorous aquatic plant
- snap trapSpring-loaded pest killer
meat-eating
Consuming animal flesh
roast · grilling · beef · pork · lamb · venison · poultry · charcuterie · jerky · carcass
hunting
Pursuing wild game
kill · prey · fangs · claws · venom · stealth · camouflage · pursuit · chase · capture
hypercarnivore
Diet exceeds seventy percent flesh
- food chainEcological feeding hierarchy
- preyAnimal being hunted
- meat-eaterOne who consumes flesh
sundew
Insect-trapping marsh plant
- pitcher plantInsect-drowning botanical trap
- butterwortCarnivorous plant, sticky leaves
- bladderwortCarnivorous aquatic plant
safari
Wildlife observation journey
- trophyAward for winning
- gamekeeperEstate wildlife manager
- poachingUnlawful wildlife capture
tracking · traps · blinds · decoys · quarry · season · license · conservation · outfitter · big game
- ecologyhabitat, ecosystem, balance, niche, food webs
- feeding behaviorsfilter feeding, grazing, browsing, foraging, scavenging
- plant adaptationsdrought tolerance, water storage, deep roots, spines, thorns
- feedingfeeding times, feeding station, scheduled feeding, demand feeding, meal time
- lifestylessimple living, city life, family life, minimalism, rural life
- metabolismcatabolism, anabolism, metabolism, glycolysis, metabolic rate
carnivoryherbivory
Plant consumption by animals
grazing · browsing · foraging · filter-feeding · decomposition
- 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