carnivore UK /ˈkɑː.nɪ.vɔː/US /ˈkɑɹ.nɪ.voɹ/ noun4 •An organism that feeds chiefly on animals; an animal that feeds on meat as the main part of its diet.As juveniles the crocodiles are frequently predated by larger carnivores. •(informal) A person who is not a vegetarian.Well, she has now gone / From this unhappy planet / With all the carnivores / And the destructors on it — 1990 •(informal) A follower of the carnivore diet. •A mammal belonging to the order Carnivora.The panda and the panther are both carnivores. formscarnivores