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   carnivore

   /ˈkɑːnɪvɔː/

   noun

   • 1. an animal that feeds on other animals: "we locked all the large carnivores in their dens when the storm was approaching"
   • ▪ a mammal of the order Carnivora: "true carnivores of the order Carnivora appear first in the middle Paleocene"
   • ▪ a person who is not a vegetarian: "I'm a diehard carnivore"

   Word Origin mid 19th century: from French, from Latin carnivorus (see carnivorous).

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • C

     3

   • A

     1

   • R

     1

   • N

     1

   • I

     1

   • V

     4

   • O

     1

   • R

     1

   • E

     1

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