carnivory

English

Etymology

From carnivore +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /kɑːˈnɪvəɹi/
• Rhymes: -ɪvəɹi

Noun

carnivory (uncountable)

1. The eating of meat; carnivorousness.
   • 2011, Steven Pinker, The Better Angels of Our Nature, Penguin, published 2012, page 571:

     But if the natural carnivory of other species counts for something, why not the natural carnivory of Homo sapiens […] ?

Derived terms

• mesocarnivory

 

Related terms

• carnivore
• carnivorism
• carnivorous
• carnivorousness

Translations

the eating of meat

• Portuguese: carnivorismo m