Synonyms for carnivorous

Adjective

1. carnivorous

usage: relating to or characteristic of carnivores; "the lion and other carnivorous animals"

2. carnivorous (vs. herbivorous) (vs. omnivorous) (vs. insectivorous), flesh-eating(prenominal), meat-eating(prenominal), zoophagous, predacious, predaceous, piscivorous

usage: (used of plants as well as animals) feeding on animals; "carnivorous plants are capable of trapping and digesting small animals especially insects"