Carnivorous is valid Scrabble Word

Is carnivorous a scrabble word?
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Collins Scrabble Words YES
Is carnivorous valid Words with Friends?
Words with Friends YES

11 letters word
16 points in Scrabble
20 points in WWF

Definitions for CARNIVOROUS in dictionary:

ADJECTIVE:

feeding on animal tissues
(of an animal) feeding on other animals.
(of a plant) able to trap and digest small animals, especially insects.
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.
relating to or characteristic of carnivores
(used of plants as well as animals) feeding on animals

OTHER DEFINITIONS:

subsisting or feeding on animal tissues

Words related to CARNIVOROUS

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Words that contain CARNIVOROUS

carnivorously21 carnivorousness20 carnivorousnesses22

How to use CARNIVOROUS in a sentence

He, however, made weapons for himself, and, impelled by a carnivorous instinct, made prey of the animals that surrounded him.
In every case the otherwise broad and flat teeth are brought to such sharp points as to project like those of the carnivorous animals.
It will have to be a choice between the carnivorous crocodiles or their natural source of food.
The dog is by nature a carnivorous animal, and wholesome flesh, either cooked or raw, should be his staple food.
But they had to be content, if only they were protected from carnivorous animals.
Perforce a vegetarian, he found that a vegetable diet was good for his health, and delivered to himself many a scornful speech on the habits of the carnivorous multitude.
As an example, consider the conflict between our carnivorous appetites and hunting instincts and the sympathy with animals which our refinement is bringing in its train.
To the naturalist this district is of fascinating interest, on account of the large number of carnivorous birds of various species by which it is still haunted.
Then there began to multiply birds and beasts and kine, and sheep, and deer and all kinds of carnivorous animals.
Like other carnivorous animals, an Englishman is always surly over his meals.

Flourens, it appears that this animal, as its organization indicates, is, if not exclusively, at least, essentially, carnivorous.
On the third finger of the left hand, though, was a slight gleam amid the carnivorous dullness.
Nevertheless, Jack worked away in his usual carnivorous style, and finished by paying his respects to all the sweets, jellies, and things in succession.
When their powers of life begin to fade, they fall an easy prey to the small, carnivorous animals of the plains.
Not being by nature carnivorous, the elephants are not fierce, and seldom attack a man but when fired at or otherwise provoked.
Even carnivorous animals nourish on a diet of nuts with other vegetable foods and cooked cereals.
Although carnivorous by nature, the little pests seem to have a great liking for sweet corn when in the milk.
Carnivorous animals of your size are always destroyed, as being of savage and dangerous nature.
This shows the carnivorous tendencies of these abominable pests.
Thus far, the Carnivorous group seems most widespread, for it alone has been found in Australia.
Then we would imitate those animal murderers, by catching some fish which we broiled to satisfy our carnivorous appetites.
The more diversified in habits and structure the descendants of our carnivorous animal became, the more places they would be enabled to occupy.
You come here treating me as though I were a carnivorous beast.
The savage is naturally carnivorous and before the advent of the white man, had little to eat but animal flesh.
A smile, which showed all her strong white teeth in a somewhat carnivorous way, overspread her face as she shook hands vigorously with her hostess.

Similar words containing CARNIVOROU without suffix s

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