/ Dictionary / Index C carnivorous: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: car•niv•o•rous Pronunciation: (kär-niv'ur-us), [key] — adj. flesh-eating: A dog is a carnivorous animal. of the carnivores. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: carnivorous (Thesaurus) carnivore carnose Related Content Daily Word Quiz: arboreal Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language