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carnivore

🇬🇧 UK/'kɑːnɪvɔː/🇺🇸 US/'kɑ:nivɒ:/
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Definitions

n.

An animal that feeds mainly on the flesh of other animals; informally, a person who eats meat.

食肉动物;(非正式)吃肉的人

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
carnflesh, meat
+
iconnector
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voreat, devour
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esuffix
=carnivore

Common Collocations

  • 1.strict carnivore严格的肉食动物
  • 2.apex carnivore顶级肉食动物

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Lions are apex carnivores in the African savanna.

  • 2.

    The lion is a carnivore that hunts gazelles for sustenance.

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