How to pronounce carnivore
American English pronunciation
KAR-nih-vor
- IPA
- /ˈkɑɹnɪˌvɔɹ/
- Syllables
- KAR · nih · vor (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
Love words? Try a free round: no sign-up, about two minutes. Play free
What carnivore means
An animal that eats mostly meat
In a sentence: A lion is a carnivore, so it would never eat a salad.
Where it comes from: It came from French, from a Latin word meaning "meat-eating."
Can you spot the real meaning? Try one
Loading a word…
Can you spot the real meaning? Play Wordfib
One free round, no sign-up. Wordfib shows a word and four meanings: one real, three fibs.