carnivory

noun
/kɑːˈnɪvəɹi/UK

Etymology

From carnivore + -y.

  1. derived from carnivorus
  2. borrowed from carnivore
  3. suffixed as carnivory — “carnivore + y

Definitions

  1. The eating of meat

    The eating of meat; carnivorousness.

    • But if the natural carnivory of other species counts for something, why not the natural carnivory of Homo sapiens […]?

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for carnivory. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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