carnivore

organism that eats mostly or exclusively animal tissue
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carnivore
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carnivore

Summary

carnivore is a group or class of living things[1]. carnivore draws 2,917 Wikipedia views per month (group_or_class_of_living_things category, ranking #1 of 9).[2]

Key Facts

  • carnivore's instance of is recorded as group or class of living things[3].
  • carnivore is a type of zoophage[4].
  • carnivore's Commons category is recorded as Carnivores[5].
  • carnivore is the opposite of herbivore[6].
  • carnivore comprises predation[7].
  • carnivore comprises necrophagy[8].
  • carnivore's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Carnivores[9].
  • carnivore's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Carnivorous animals[10].
  • carnivore's has characteristic is recorded as carnivory[11].
  • carnivore's has characteristic is recorded as trophic level[12].
  • carnivore's different from is recorded as saprophage[13].
  • carnivore's different from is recorded as zoophage[14].

Body

Definition and Type

carnivore's instance of is recorded as group or class of living things[3]. carnivore is a type of zoophage[4]. carnivore is the opposite of herbivore[6].

Use and Application

Components include predation[7] and necrophagy[8], a diet[15].

Why It Matters

carnivore draws 2,917 Wikipedia views per month (group_or_class_of_living_things category, ranking #1 of 9).[2] carnivore has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] carnivore is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [15] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). carnivore. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/carnivore
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