carnivorous
/kɑːˈnɪvərəs/adjective
उच्चारण कार्निवरस
मांसाहारी; (पौधा) कीट खाने वाला
Core wordPYP · asked 4 times
Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
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(of an animal) eating meat; (of a plant) able to trap and digest insects
मांसाहारी; (पौधा) कीट खाने वाला
- Lions are carnivorous animals.
- the carnivorous pitcher plant
- Tigers are carnivorous and hunt deer and wild boar.
+ 2 more examples
- Some carnivorous plants catch flies in sticky leaves.
- Is a crocodile carnivorous or does it also eat plants?
Synonyms meat-eating flesh-eating predatory
Opposite herbivorous vegetarian
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
carnivorous + animal / plant
Carnivorous describes animals that eat meat and also plants that trap and digest insects.
'Carnivorous' माँस खाने वाले जानवरों और कीड़ों को फँसाकर पचाने वाले पौधों का वर्णन करता है।
- The tiger is a carnivorous animal.
- The pitcher plant is carnivorous.
carnivore (noun) vs carnivorous (adjective)
A carnivore is the animal; carnivorous is the adjective.
Carnivore जानवर का नाम है; carnivorous विशेषण है।
- Lions are carnivores with a carnivorous diet.
carnivorous, herbivorous, omnivorous
Herbivorous animals eat plants, carnivorous animals eat meat, and omnivorous animals eat both.
Herbivorous जानवर पौधे खाते हैं, carnivorous माँस खाते हैं, और omnivorous दोनों खाते हैं।
- Humans are omnivorous, but many Indians are vegetarian.
carnivorous diet / habits
Use carnivorous before diet, habits or nature to describe feeding behaviour.
आहार-व्यवहार बताने के लिए carnivorous, diet, habits या nature से पहले आता है।
- The crocodile has a purely carnivorous diet.
+Collocations 4
carnivorous + noun
animalplantbirdfishdiet
- Sundew is a small carnivorous plant.
adverb + carnivorous
strictlypurelymainlyentirelypartly
- Cats are strictly carnivorous.
carnivorous + habits
habitsnatureteethinstinct
- The sharp carnivorous teeth help it tear flesh.
verb + carnivorous
beremainbecomegrow
- Some frogs are carnivorous when they are adults.
“More examples 5
- Lions and leopards are carnivorous mammals.
शेर और तेंदुए माँसाहारी स्तनधारी हैं।
- Radhika saw a carnivorous plant at the botanical garden.
राधिका ने वनस्पति उद्यान में एक कीटभक्षी पौधा देखा।
- Sharks are carnivorous fish that feed on smaller sea animals.
शार्क माँसाहारी मछलियाँ हैं जो छोटे समुद्री जीवों को खाती हैं।
- The owl has a carnivorous diet of mice and insects.
उल्लू का आहार चूहों और कीड़ों जैसा माँसाहारी होता है।
- Carnivorous animals usually have sharp teeth.
माँसाहारी जानवरों के दाँत प्रायः नुकीले होते हैं।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The cow is a carnivorous animal.
✓ The cow is a herbivorous animal.
A cow eats plants, so the correct word is herbivorous.
गाय पौधे खाती है, इसलिए सही शब्द 'herbivorous' है।
✗ The tiger is a carnivore animal.
✓ The tiger is a carnivorous animal.
Before a noun use the adjective carnivorous; carnivore is itself a noun.
Noun से पहले विशेषण 'carnivorous' आता है; 'carnivore' स्वयं noun है।
✗ The carnivorous animals eats flesh.
✓ The carnivorous animals eat flesh.
A plural subject takes the plural verb eat.
Plural subject के साथ plural verb 'eat' आती है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words describe what an animal eats, and each is used for a different diet.
ये शब्द बताते हैं कि जानवर क्या खाता है, और हर शब्द अलग आहार के लिए आता है।
Eating mainly meat; also used for plants that trap insects.
मुख्यतः माँस खाने वाला; कीड़े फँसाने वाले पौधों के लिए भी।
- The tiger is a carnivorous animal.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
car·niv·o·rous
§Grammar and usage
Keep the set: carnivorous (meat), herbivorous (plants), omnivorous (both), insectivorous (insects), frugivorous (fruit).
समूह याद रखिए: carnivorous (मांस), herbivorous (पौधे), omnivorous (दोनों), insectivorous (कीट), frugivorous (फल)।
⌂Word origin and word building
Carn- means flesh: carnage, carnival, incarnate.
Carn- का अर्थ मांस है: carnage, carnival, incarnate।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
An animal that feeds on flesh.
'मांस खाने वाला जानवर' के लिए यह शब्द आता है।