zoophagous
/zoʊˈɑfəɡəs/
adjective
- Feeding on animals; carnivorous.
- Lions are zoophagous predators that hunt herbivores on the savanna.
- Many deep-sea fish are zoophagous, surviving by eating smaller marine animals.
- The zoophagous diet of the Venus flytrap includes insects and spiders.
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