carnivore
noun/ˈkɑrnɪvɔr/
Frequency rank: #17,388 most common English word
Meaning
An animal (or person) that feeds mainly on the flesh of other animals.
Example sentence
The lion is well-known as carnivore that hunts and eats other animals.
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