Animals that eat meat as their primary food source, from lions and sharks to smaller predators.
From Latin 'carne' (meat) and 'vorare' (to devour). The term was formalized in animal classification during the 18th century.
The category 'carnivore' is messier than we think—pandas are technically in the order Carnivora but eat bamboo, while many 'herbivores' will opportunistically eat insects or meat if they can get it.
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