"meat-eating" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: Compound of meat + eating. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Compound}} Compound, {{com+|en|meat|eating|pos=adjective}} Compound of meat + eating Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} meat-eating (not comparable)
  1. That eats meat; carnivorous. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Meats
    Sense id: en-meat-eating-en-adj-Gc1oeQ3D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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