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carnivorousness

carnivorousness noun: the quality of being a carnivore.

Noun

carnivorousness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being a carnivore.
    • . . . Shows ample evidence carnivorousness Is not impaired by conjugal estate; The flesh consumed, the beefy brethren speed'ly separate.1854, John Coventry, Viator: a poem
    Synonyms:
    carnivory

Synonyms of carnivorousness

Origin of carnivorousness

From carnivorous + -ness.

Questions about carnivorousness

What does carnivorousness mean?
Carnivorousness means the quality of being a carnivore.
What part of speech is carnivorousness?
Carnivorousness is a noun.

Words near carnivorousness in the dictionary

  1. carnivority
  2. carnivoromorphian
  3. carnivoromorphians
  4. carnivorous
  5. carnivorously
  6. carnivorousness
  7. carnivory
  8. carnivourous
  9. carnix
  10. carnixes
  11. Carnley

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