| 单词 | carnivore |
| 释义 | Related topics: Animals, Biologycar·ni·vore /ˈkɑːnəvɔː $ ˈkɑːrnəvɔːr/ noun [countable] 1. HBAan animal that eats flesh 食肉动物 → herbivore, omnivore2. EAT humorous someone who eats meat 食肉动物〔指食荤的人〕 → vegetarian —carnivorous /kɑːˈnɪvərəs $ kɑːr-/ adjectiveExamples from the Corpuscarnivore• Their actual digestive system is that of a carnivore and so bamboo is an unlikely foodstuff to choose.• A first distinction is between herbivores and carnivores.• With certain carnivores, only the dominant male copulates with the females.• This huge flightless bird has regularly appeared in illustrated fossil books as a giant carnivore.• Stillman was a strict carnivore, allowing his patients to eat only lean meat, poultry, eggs, and low-fat cheeses.• For the carnivore, however, the football menu is more than adequate to quell your hunger.• It was like the scent of the carnivore in a zoo.• Their stooping posture was of a person melting down, slumping into the stance of a vicious carnivore.Origin carnivore (1800-1900) Latin carnivorus “flesh-eating”, from caro ( → CARNAL) + -vorus “eating”car·ni·vore nounChineseSyllable Corpus animal an flesh that eats |
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