(adj) (used of plants as well as animals) feeding on animals, Ant. omnivorous, insectivorous, herbivorous, Example:carnivorous plants are capable of trapping and digesting small animals especially insects
a. [ L. carnivorus; caro, carnis, flesh + varare to devour. ] Eating or feeding on flesh. The term is applied: (a) to animals which naturally seek flesh for food, as the tiger, dog, etc.; (b) to plants which are supposed to absorb animal food; (c) to substances which destroy animal tissue, as caustics. [ 1913 Webster ]