Acerous vs. Carnivorous

alternative spelling of acerose

Of or relating to carnivores.

(zoology) Destitute of tentacles.

Flesh-eating or predatory

(zoology) Without antennae.

Characterized by destructive or predatory behavior or instincts

Same as Acerose.

(Botany) Capable of trapping insects or other small organisms and absorbing nutrients from them.

Destitute of tentacles, as certain mollusks.

Of, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora.

Predatory or flesh-eating.

(botany) Insectivorous: capable of trapping insects and absorbing nutrient from them.

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;