Carnivore vs. Herbivore — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Carnivore and Herbivore
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Carnivore
A carnivore , meaning "meat eater" (Latin, caro, genitive carnis, meaning "meat" or "flesh" and vorare meaning "to devour"), is an animal whose food and energy requirements derive solely from animal products (mainly muscle, fat and other soft tissues) whether through hunting or scavenging. Animals that depend solely on animal flesh for their nutrient requirements are called hypercarnivores or obligate carnivores, while those that also consume non-animal food are called mesocarnivores or facultative carnivores.
Herbivore
A herbivore is an animal anatomically and physiologically adapted to eating plant material, for example foliage or marine algae, for the main component of its diet. As a result of their plant diet, herbivorous animals typically have mouthparts adapted to rasping or grinding.
Carnivore
Any of various mammals of the order Carnivora, including the dogs, cats, bears, weasels, raccoons, and seals, most of which are predatory flesh-eating animals.
Herbivore
An animal that feeds chiefly on plants.
Carnivore
Any of various other flesh-eating animals.
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Herbivore
An organism that feeds chiefly on plants; an animal that feeds on herbage or vegetation as the main part of its diet.
Carnivore
An insectivorous plant.
Herbivore
One of the Herbivora.
Carnivore
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.
Herbivore
Any animal that feeds chiefly on grass and other plants;
Horses are herbivores
The sauropod dinosaurs were apparently herbivores
Carnivore
(zoology) A mammal belonging to the order Carnivora.
The panda and the panther are both carnivores.
Carnivore
(informal) A person who is not a vegetarian.
Carnivore
A follower of the carnivore diet consuming only animal-based products, such as meat, eggs and dairy
Carnivore
One of the Carnivora.
Carnivore
Terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal; terrestrial carnivores have four or five clawed digits on each limb
Carnivore
Any animal that feeds on flesh;
Tyrannosaurus Rex was a large carnivore
Insectivorous plants are considered carnivores
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