carniferous

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /kɑːˈnɪfəɹəs/
• Rhymes: -ɪfəɹəs

Adjective

carniferous (comparative more carniferous, superlative most carniferous)

1. Obsolete form of carnivorous.
   • 1762, C. F. Noble, A Voyage to the East Indies in 1747 and 1748, page 89:

     […] naked dead bodies hanging on trees, some by the heels, and others by the neck or shoulders, and all the bodies picked or torn by carniferous birds.