| slovo | definícia |
carnivorous
(encz) | carnivorous,masožravý Jiří Šmoldas |
Carnivorous
(gcide) | Carnivorous \Car*niv"o*rous\, a. [L. carnivorus; caro, carnis,
flesh + varare to devour.]
Eating or feeding on flesh. The term is applied:
(a) to animals which naturally seek flesh for food, as the
tiger, dog, etc.;
(b) to plants which are supposed to absorb animal food;
(c) to substances which destroy animal tissue, as caustics.
[1913 Webster] Carnose |
carnivorous
(wn) | carnivorous
adj 1: relating to or characteristic of carnivores; "the lion
and other carnivorous animals"
2: (used of plants as well as animals) feeding on animals;
"carnivorous plants are capable of trapping and digesting
small animals especially insects" [ant: herbivorous,
insectivorous, omnivorous] |
carnivorous
(devil) | CARNIVOROUS, adj. Addicted to the cruelty of devouring the timorous
vegetarian, his heirs and assigns.
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carnivorous bat
(encz) | carnivorous bat, n: |
carnivorous plant
(encz) | carnivorous plant, n: |
carnivorously
(encz) | carnivorously, |
carnivorousness
(encz) | carnivorousness,masožravost n: Zdeněk Brož |
Carnivorous
(gcide) | Carnivorous \Car*niv"o*rous\, a. [L. carnivorus; caro, carnis,
flesh + varare to devour.]
Eating or feeding on flesh. The term is applied:
(a) to animals which naturally seek flesh for food, as the
tiger, dog, etc.;
(b) to plants which are supposed to absorb animal food;
(c) to substances which destroy animal tissue, as caustics.
[1913 Webster] Carnose |
carnivorous bat
(wn) | carnivorous bat
n 1: typically having large ears and feeding primarily on
insects; worldwide in distribution [syn: carnivorous bat,
microbat] |
carnivorous plant
(wn) | carnivorous plant
n 1: plants adapted to attract and capture and digest primarily
insects but also other small animals |
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