hypercarnivore
English
noun
Definitions
- Any animal whose diet is predominantly (more than 70%) meat from animals.
- (paleobiology) Any creature with an increased slicing component of dentition relative to the grinding component.
Etymology
Prefix from English carnivore.
Origin
English
carnivore
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- carnivore English
- carnivorism English
- carnivory English
- hypocarnivore English
- macrocarnivore English
- megacarnivore English
- mesocarnivore English
- microcarnivore English
- noncarnivore English
- omnicarnivore English
- carnivore French