carnivorous
adjective uk/kɑːˈnɪv.ər.əs/ us/kɑːrˈnɪv.ɚ.əs/
食肉的
relating to a person, animal, or other living thing that eats meat
carnivorous plants 食肉植物
I gave up my carnivorous diet several years ago. 几年前我放弃了肉食性饮食。
Farmed cod and haddock are carnivorous and need to be fed other sea fish. 养殖的鳕鱼和黑线鳕是肉食性的，需要喂养其他海鱼。
See: carnivore
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- Cats are just about the most carnivorous animals on the planet.
- She was horrified to discover cattle, which are not carnivorous, were being fed the ground-up remains of other animals.
- Carnivorous fish accumulate higher levels of toxins than their herbivore counterparts.
- They are carnivorous animals and it is their instinct to kill and eat.