Synonyms and antonyms of Words for animals according to what they eat in British Thesaurus

cannibal (noun)

an animal that eats other animals of its own type

carnivore (noun)

an animal that eats other animals. An animal that only eats plants is called a herbivore, and an animal that eats flesh and plants is called an omnivore.

feeder (noun)

an animal, bird, or insect that eats a particular food or eats food in a particular way

herbivore (noun)

an animal that eats only plants. An animal that eats only meat is called a carnivore.

hunter (noun)

an animal that catches and eats other animals

insectivore (noun)

an animal or plant that eats insects

omnivore (noun)

an animal that eats both plants and meat. An animal that only eats plants is called a herbivore and an animal that only eats meat is called a carnivore.

predator (noun)

biology an animal that kills and eats other animals

ruminant (noun)

an animal such as a cow or a sheep that brings food back from its stomach into its mouth to chew it (=break it into small pieces with its teeth) a second time