fleischfressend
carnivorous
Feeding on meat or other animals; also used of plants that catch and digest animals.
EXAMPLE
Der Löwe ist fleischfressend und jagt andere Tiere.
The lion is carnivorous and hunts other animals.
fleischfressend
carnivorous
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry fleischfressend, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
Comparison
| basic form | fleischfressend |
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After der, die, das
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -e | -e | -e | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -e | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
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After ein, eine
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
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Without article
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -e |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -e |
| dat. | -em | -er | -em | -en |
| gen. | -en | -er | -en | -er |
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Usage tips
Word structure
'Fleischfressend' (carnivorous) is made up of 'Fleisch' (meat) and 'fressend' (eating). 'Fressend' is the present participle of 'fressen' (to eat, used of animals) and describes the way an animal or plant feeds here.
EXAMPLE
Insekten gehören zur Nahrung vieler fleischfressender Tiere.
Insects are part of the diet of many carnivorous animals.
Typical collocations
'Fleischfressend' (carnivorous) is particularly common with 'Tier' (animal), 'Pflanze' (plant), or 'Art' (species). 'Fleischfressende Pflanzen' (carnivorous plants) is also an established and common collocation.
EXAMPLE
Im Gewächshaus wachsen mehrere fleischfressende Pflanzen.
Several carnivorous plants grow in the greenhouse.
Context clue
For animals, words such as 'Beute' (prey), 'Jagd' (hunting), or 'Zähne' (teeth) indicate a zoological use. For plants, words such as 'Falle' (trap), 'Insekten' (insects), or 'verdauen' (to digest) often appear in the surrounding context.
EXAMPLE
Die fleischfressende Pflanze lockt Insekten in eine Falle.
The carnivorous plant lures insects into a trap.
Wegen seiner scharfen Zähne gilt der fleischfressende Fisch als erfolgreicher Jäger.
Because of its sharp teeth, the carnivorous fish is considered a successful hunter.
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