Большой англо-русский словарь (с транскрипциями)
[kɑ:ˈnɪvərəs] прил. плотоядный Syn : lustful
(зоология) плотоядный (ботаника) насекомоядный
carnivorous плотоядный
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
adjective
Etymology: Latin carnivorus, from carn-, caro + -vorus -vorous
Date: 1592
subsisting or feeding on animal tissues, subsisting on nutrients obtained from the breakdown of animal protoplasm (as of insects), of or relating to the carnivores, rapacious , carnivorously adverb carnivorousness noun carnivory noun