English Synonym Finder

meat-eating

Definitions

The practice or habit of consuming the flesh of animals as food.

Relating to or characteristic of an organism that feeds primarily on animal tissue.

Examples

The grizzly bear is a well-known meat-eating predator that thrives in the wilderness.

Many people are transitioning away from a meat-eating diet in favor of plant-based alternatives.

Synonyms

carnivorous predatory zoophagous flesh-eating creophagous

Antonyms

herbivorous vegetarian plant-eating vegan folivorous