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carnivorous (adj.)
[carnivorous 词源字典]
1640s, from Latin
carnivorus
"flesh-eating, feeding on flesh," from
caro
(genitive
carnis
) "flesh" (see
carnage
) +
vorare
"to devour" (see
voracity
).
[carnivorous etymology, carnivorous origin, 英语词源]