carnivore

«carnivore» in Mova's school dictionary: an animal that eats mainly meat, other animals — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a carnivore, carnivores)

meaning for a pupil

1) A carnivore is an animal that eats mainly meat, other animals. tree →

2) A carnivorous plant is a plant that traps and eats insects, like the Venus flytrap. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science lessons on food chains, animals are sorted into carnivores (meat eaters), herbivores (plant eaters) and omnivores (both). Lions, sharks, eagles and wolves are carnivores; carnivores often have sharp teeth and claws. Phrases: carnivores and herbivores, a top carnivore.

examples

• A lion is a carnivore. tree →
• Carnivores have sharp teeth for tearing meat. tree →
• Is a cow a carnivore or a herbivore? A herbivore. tree →
• Sharks are carnivores that eat fish and seals. tree →
• The Venus flytrap is a carnivorous plant. tree →
• In the food chain, the carnivore eats the herbivore. tree →
• Tyrannosaurus rex was a huge carnivore. tree →

note

Countable noun; adjective: carnivorous. Compare: herbivore (eats plants), omnivore (eats both: people, bears, pigs). Trap: some animals people think are carnivores, like bears, are really omnivores. Pandas are in the carnivore family but eat mainly bamboo.

In the corpora

• Real cats are carnivores: they need meat, cannot live on pasta like Garfield, and cannot even taste sweet things.
• Herbivores eat plants, carnivores eat animals, and omnivores eat both.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «carnivore» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.