Definition of carnivorous

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • carnivorous is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 16
  • carnivorous is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 16
  • carnivorous is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 20

Definition of carnivorous


  • (used of plants as well as animals) feeding on animals (adjective)

    Examples

    1. carnivorous plants are capable of trapping and digesting small animals especially insects
  • relating to or characteristic of carnivores ()

    Examples

    1. the lion and other carnivorous animals

See definition of carnivorous in Merriam Webster