Carnivores, herbivores and omnivores

A ‘carnivore’ is a meat eating animal. It eats other animals.

‘The lion is a carnivore, as is the leopard.’

Carnivorous, an adjective, means ‘meat-eating’.

‘The Tasmanian devil is the world's largest carnivorous marsupial.’

A ‘herbivore’ is an animal that eats only plants.

‘Zebras are herbivores.’

An ‘omnivore’ is an animal that is able to eat both animal and plant life.

‘People are omnivores.’

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