Carnivorous

/kɑrˈnɪvərəs/ adjective

Definition

Describing organisms that primarily feed on animal flesh or, in the case of plants, obtain nutrients by trapping and digesting insects or other small animals. Carnivorous plants have evolved this strategy to supplement nutrients in nutrient-poor environments.

Etymology

From Latin 'caro' meaning 'flesh' and 'vorare' meaning 'to devour.' While long used for meat-eating animals, the term was extended to plants in the 19th century when scientists discovered plants that actively capture and digest insects.

Kelly Says

Carnivorous plants have turned the tables on the animal kingdom! Venus flytraps can snap shut in just 0.1 seconds, pitcher plants create deadly slippery slides, and sundews use sparkling glue drops that insects mistake for nectar—all because these plants evolved in nutrient-poor bogs where they needed to 'hunt' for nitrogen and phosphorus.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ስጋ ብላ
sɨɡa bɨla
ARالعربية
لَحْمِي
laḥmī
BNবাংলা
মাংসাশী
māṅsāśī
CACatalà
carnívor
karniˈvoɾ
CSČeština
masožravý
masɔˈʒravɪ
DADansk
kødædende
kʰœðˈæðnə
DEDeutsch
fleischfressend
fleɪ̯sˈfʁɛsnt
ELΕλληνικά
σαρκοφάγος
sarkofágos
ESEspañol
carnívoro
kaɾˈniβoɾo
FAفارسی
گوشت‌خوار
gōsht-xwār
FISuomi
liha-
liha
FRFrançais
carnivore
kaʁnivɔʁ
GUGU
માંસાહારી
māṅsāhārī
HAHA
mai ci
mai tʃi
HEעברית
טורף
toʁef
HIहिन्दी
मांसाहारी,
mānsāhārī
HUMagyar
húsevő
huːʃevøː
IDBahasa Indonesia
karnivora
karnivɔra
IGIG
na-eri anụ
naˈɛri aˈnu
ITItaliano
carnivoro
kaɾniˈvoːro
JA日本語
肉食
nikushoku
KKKK
еттіқоректі
ettıqorekti
KMKM
សាច់ស្រួន
sach srɨɨn
KO한국어
육식
yuk-sik
MRMR
मांसाहारी,
mānsāhārī
MSBahasa Melayu
karnivor
karnivɔr
MYမြန်မာ
အမဲသားစား
a.me: sa: ca:
NLNederlands
vleesetend
vlɛsəˈtɛnt
NONorsk
kjøttetende
çøtːəˈtɛndə
PAPA
ਮਾਸਾਹਾਰੀ
māsāhārī
PLPolski
mięsożerny
mʲɛ̃sɔˈʐɛrnɨ
PTPortuguês
carnívoro
kɐɾˈnivɔɾu
RORomână
carnivor
karniˈvor
RUРусский
плотоядный
plotɐˈjatnɨj
SVSvenska
köttätare
çœtːɛˈtɑːrɛ
SWKiswahili
mnyama
mɲama
TAதமிழ்
விலங்குகளை உண்ணும்
vilaṅkukaḷai uṇṇum
TEతెలుగు
మాంసాహారి
māṁsāhāri
THไทย
กินเนื้อ
kin nʉa
TLTL
karniboro
karniˈboɾo
TRTürkçe
etçil
etˈdʒil
UKУкраїнська
м'ясоїдний
mʲasɔjɪdˈnɪj
URاردو
گوشت خور
gōsht xōr
VITiếng Việt
thịt ăn
tʰit ʔɑn
YOYO
olùjẹ ẹran
oˈluʒe ɛran
ZH中文
肉食性
ròu shí xìng
ZUZU
onogxotha
oŋɔˈɡxɔθa

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