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*Etymology: [[ultimate]]ly from [[Latin]] carnivorus
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_Century 1840]
==Definitions==
*1 : any of an order (Carnivora) of typically [[flesh]]-eating mammals that includes dogs, foxes, bears, raccoons, and cats; broadly : a carnivorous animal
*2 : a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnivorous_plants carnivorous plant]
==Description==
A '''carnivore''' (pronounced /ˈkɑrnɪvɔər/), [[meaning]] 'meat eater' (Latin carne meaning 'flesh' and vorare meaning 'to devour'), is an [[organism]] that derives its [[energy]] and [[nutrient]] requirements from a diet consisting mainly or exclusively of [[animal]] tissue, whether through predation or scavenging. [[Animals]] that depend solely on animal flesh for their nutrient requirements are considered [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/obligate obligate carnivores] while those that also consume non-animal food are considered [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/facultative facultative carnivores]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omnivore Omnivores] also consume both [[animal]] and non-animal [[food]], and apart from the more general definition, there is no clearly defined [[ratio]] of plant to animal [[material]] that would distinguish a facultative carnivore from an omnivore, or an omnivore from a facultative herbivore, for that matter. A carnivore that sits at the top of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foodchain foodchain] is an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apex_predator apex predator].
Plants that capture and digest insects are called [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnivorous_plants carnivorous plants]. Similarly [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fungi fungi] that capture microscopic animals are often called [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnivorous_fungi carnivorous fungi].
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*Etymology: [[ultimate]]ly from [[Latin]] carnivorus
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_Century 1840]
==Definitions==
*1 : any of an order (Carnivora) of typically [[flesh]]-eating mammals that includes dogs, foxes, bears, raccoons, and cats; broadly : a carnivorous animal
*2 : a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnivorous_plants carnivorous plant]
==Description==
A '''carnivore''' (pronounced /ˈkɑrnɪvɔər/), [[meaning]] 'meat eater' (Latin carne meaning 'flesh' and vorare meaning 'to devour'), is an [[organism]] that derives its [[energy]] and [[nutrient]] requirements from a diet consisting mainly or exclusively of [[animal]] tissue, whether through predation or scavenging. [[Animals]] that depend solely on animal flesh for their nutrient requirements are considered [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/obligate obligate carnivores] while those that also consume non-animal food are considered [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/facultative facultative carnivores]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omnivore Omnivores] also consume both [[animal]] and non-animal [[food]], and apart from the more general definition, there is no clearly defined [[ratio]] of plant to animal [[material]] that would distinguish a facultative carnivore from an omnivore, or an omnivore from a facultative herbivore, for that matter. A carnivore that sits at the top of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foodchain foodchain] is an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apex_predator apex predator].
Plants that capture and digest insects are called [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnivorous_plants carnivorous plants]. Similarly [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fungi fungi] that capture microscopic animals are often called [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnivorous_fungi carnivorous fungi].
[[Category: Biology]]