carnivorous
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
relating to or characteristic of carnivores
the lion and other carnivorous animals
Related & opposite
- carnivore pertains to
Sense 2 adjective
(used of plants as well as animals) feeding on animals
carnivorous plants are capable of trapping and digesting small animals especially insects
Related & opposite
- herbivorous antonym
- omnivorous antonym
- insectivorous antonym
- plant life domain topic
- flesh-eatinga similar to
- piscivorous similar to
- predaceous similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pertains to | Related & opposite | carnivore |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | herbivorous |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | omnivorous |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | insectivorous |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | plant life |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | flesh-eatinga |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | piscivorous |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | predaceous |